t ▁talk ▁that ▁much ▁about ▁it . ▁They ▁always ▁talk ▁about ▁his ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁fab ul ous ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁getting ▁sounds . ▁You ' d ▁sit ▁there , ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁just ▁hands - on . ▁He ▁would ▁change ▁the ▁re verb ▁and ▁the ▁echo , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁a ▁sudden , ▁something ▁just ▁– ▁who a ! ▁– ▁got ▁twice ▁as ▁big ▁and ▁fat ." ▁ ▁Sing ing ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Wilson ▁explained : ▁" I ▁first ▁felt ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁voice ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁about ▁sevent een ▁or ▁eigh teen ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sing ▁along ▁well ▁to ▁records ▁by ▁the ▁Four ▁F resh men . ▁By ▁singing ▁along ▁to ▁those ▁records ▁that ' s ▁how ▁I ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁sing ▁fal set to . ▁ ▁I ▁would ▁sing ▁along ▁to ▁songs ▁like ▁' I ' m ▁Always ▁Ch asing ▁Rain b ows ,' ▁' I ' ll ▁Remember ▁April ' ▁and ▁' Day ▁by ▁Day ' ." ▁He ▁declared ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁that ▁his ▁greatest ▁interest ▁was ▁to ▁expand ▁modern ▁vocal ▁harm ony , ▁ow ing ▁his ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁voice ▁to ▁the ▁Four ▁F resh men , ▁which ▁he ▁considered ▁a ▁" gro ovy ▁section al ▁sound ". ▁He ▁added , ▁" The ▁harm on ies ▁that ▁we ▁[ the ▁Beach ▁Boys ] ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁produce ▁give ▁us ▁a ▁uniqu eness ▁which ▁is ▁really ▁the ▁only ▁important ▁thing