ブライアン・ウィルソン（Brian Wilson）がツイッターにてファンからの質問に答えるQ&Aセッションを3月30日に実施。以下、質問とその回答
On the songwriting process - "I usually do it at the studio and do it on keyboards."
On whether he ever wrote on any other instruments - "no, not even a bass. Just piano."
On his most difficult song to write - "God Only Knows because it was a very complex chord pattern." It's also his all-time favorite bass line.
On the song he would most like to re-write - "I would re-write Let Him Run Wild from @TheBeachBoys."
On his biggest influence for his most intimate chord progressions - "just Gershwin."
On how he got a muted piano harpsichord sound - "we put scotch tape on the keys and gave it a deadened sound."
On how he learned to arrange music - "from listening to The Four Freshmen records. I'd listen to records and then play them on the piano."
On the musical inspiration for Surfer Girl - "it was actually inspired by Herb Alpert. The melody of Tell It to the Birds was the inspiration."
On the Beach Boys song he is most proud of - "Surfin' USA is one of them."
On his favorite session - "The California Girls session. I liked the harmonies and loved the song."
On his favorite Beach Boys song that he didn't write - "Trader by Carl."
On his favorite scene from the upcoming film Love & Mercy - "I like the scene where Melinda and I got married."
On allowing his darker days to be portrayed in Love & Mercy - "it took a lot of courage. We decided if we were gonna do it, it had to be honest or we didn't want to do it."
On his favorite media for music - "I prefer LPs."
On the songs he likes to perform live - "#HeroesandVillians, #SurfinUSA and #GoodVibrations are some favorites. #SailAway from the new album #NoPierPressure."
On the cough heard in the song Wendy - "Dennis did. I just thought it was funny so I kept it on the record."
On his three desert island discs - "@RandyNewman Sail Away, Switched on Bach, and #philspector Christmas album."
On the music his children like - "my kids like rap and pop music but of course my music too!"
On his future plans - "I plan to do another album this year some time!"
