At age 9 , Gary Wilson joined his school band , playing stand-up bass . The following year , he wrote his first song . At 12 , Wilson started acquiring tape machines and began recording songs in his parents ' basement . Around this time , he became fascinated by The Beatles and rock and roll ( he attended The Beatles ' famous 1965 Shea Stadium concert ) . About a year later , he began playing keyboards in a band called Lourde Fuzz . They cut a single when he was only in eighth grade . The group even earned a spot on a bill opening for The 1910 Fruitgum Company . When the band 's lead singer left , Wilson took over vocals and songwriting , but quickly proved to be too strange for the other members
The Beatles ' famous 1965 Shea Stadium concert
The Beatles' 1965 US tour
Gary Wilson (musician)