Badly Drawn Boy has shared a narrative of how The Seaside Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ as soon as led to him making a monitor with The Fall’s Mark E. Smith.
The singer-songwriter posted the story on X on Thursday (June 12), the day after the information was shared that The Seaside Boys’ inventive visionary Brian Wilson had died on the age of 82.
Badly Drawn Boy wrote: “Mark E. Smith bought in my automotive considering I used to be a taxi in 1997, I used to be taking part in a cassette model of ‘Pet Sounds’. Mark requested what it was and will he have it?”
Mark E Smith bought in my automotive considering I used to be a taxi in 1997, I used to be taking part in a cassette model of Pet Sounds. Mark requested what it was and will he have it ? I mentioned he may maintain it if we may do a collaboration. We recorded a track ‘Calendar’ a couple of weeks later. Thanks Brian Wilson !
— Badly Drawn Boy (@badly_drawn_boy) June 12, 2025
“I mentioned he may maintain it if we may do a collaboration,” he added. “We recorded a track ‘Calendar’ a couple of weeks later. Thanks Brian Wilson!”
The 2 musicians wrote ‘Calendar’ collectively and the monitor was launched as a B-side to The Fall’s 1998 single ‘Masquerade’, from the album ‘Levitate’. Take heed to the monitor right here:
In a follow-up submit, Badly Drawn Boy responded to somebody questioning whether or not Smith had actually by no means listened to ‘Pet Sounds’ earlier than, The Seaside Boys’ landmark 1966 album that’s frequently named as one of many best data ever made.
“Sure,” he replied. “He was certainly very merry. I used to be shocked and laughed that he didn’t appear to recognise the Seaside Boys..he actually mentioned, ‘What’s this, I like it will probably I’ve it?”
Sure .. he was certainly very merry. I used to be shocked and laughed that he didn’t appear to recognise the Seaside Boys.. he actually mentioned ‘ what’s this, I like it will probably I’ve it ?’
— Badly Drawn Boy (@badly_drawn_boy) June 12, 2025
Smith himself handed away in January 2018 on the age of 60. It was later confirmed that he had been battling terminal lung and kidney most cancers.
As for Wilson, numerous names from the music world have been paying tribute to him over the previous 24 hours, together with Paul McCartney, who has constantly reserved the best reward for his songwriting.
“Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly particular,” he wrote. “The notes he heard in his head and handed to us have been easy and good on the identical time. I liked him, and was privileged to be round his brilliant shining mild for a short while.
“How we are going to proceed with out Brian Wilson, ‘God Solely Is aware of’. Thanks, Brian.”
Elton John shared a submit that learn: “Brian Wilson was all the time so type to me from the day I met him… I grew to like him as an individual, and for me, he was the most important affect on my songwriting ever; he was a musical genius and revolutionary. He modified the goalposts when it got here to writing songs and formed music endlessly. A real big.”
Bob Dylan, shared a tribute too, writing: “Heard the unhappy information about Brian in the present day and considered all of the years I’ve been listening to him and admiring his genius. Relaxation in peace, pricey Brian.”
You will discover extra tributes to the late artist right here.