although it's one of those things that's hard to pin down as "real", this story is extremely similar to one that's told about murry wilson, patriarch of the bea

although it's one of those things that's hard to pin down as "real", this story is extremely similar to one that's told about murry wilson, patriarch of the beach boys. apparently as he was intent on mucking about during their sessions, brian eventually obtained a dummy console and let his father fiddle with the knobs to his heart's content.