2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁listen ▁to ▁it . ▁Of ▁soul ▁music , ▁Brian ▁has ▁c ited ▁Sm o key ▁Robinson ▁and ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder ▁as ▁influ ences . ▁Regarding ▁sur f ▁rock ▁pione er ▁Dick ▁D ale , ▁Brian ▁clar ified ▁that ▁his ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁Carl ▁and ▁his ▁style ▁of ▁guitar ▁playing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Brian ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁dis d ained ▁sur f ing ▁music . ▁On ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁and ▁" he avy " ▁music , ▁Wilson ▁said ▁he ▁felt ▁no ▁pressure ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁that ▁direction : ▁" We ▁never ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁heavy ▁musical ▁level ▁trip . ▁We ▁never ▁needed ▁to . ▁It ' s ▁already ▁been ▁done ." ▁Of ▁punk ▁rock , ▁he ▁said : ▁" I ▁never ▁went ▁for ▁that ." ▁When ▁asked ▁for ▁his ▁opinion ▁on ▁artists ▁influenced ▁by ▁him , ▁Wilson ▁respond ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Kraft werk , ▁App les ▁in ▁S tere o , ▁the ▁Sh ins , ▁Animal ▁Collect ive , ▁or ▁Ele ph ant ▁ 6 . ▁, ▁Wilson ▁maintain s ▁that ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁listen ▁to ▁modern ▁music , ▁only ▁" old ies ▁but ▁good ies ". ▁ ▁Early ▁influ ences ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Wilson ' s ▁earliest ▁mem ories ▁was ▁hearing ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ' s ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁recording ▁of ▁George ▁G ers h win ' s ▁R haps ody ▁in ▁Blue ▁( 1 9 2