▁to ▁ind es cri b able ▁philosoph ies . ▁The ▁music ▁for ▁" Cal iforn ia ▁Girls " ▁came ▁from ▁this ▁first ▁L SD ▁experience , ▁as ▁did ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁subsequent ▁work ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁part ake ▁in ▁drug ▁use ▁during ▁recording ▁sessions . ▁Wilson ▁spoke ▁of ▁his ▁L SD ▁tri ps ▁as ▁a ▁" rel ig ious ▁experience ", ▁and ▁during ▁a ▁session ▁for ▁his ▁a ▁c app ella ▁h ymn ▁" O ur ▁P ray er ", ▁Brian ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁asking ▁the ▁other ▁Beach ▁Boys : ▁" Do ▁you ▁guys ▁feel ▁any ▁acid ▁yet ?" ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Wilson ▁test ified ▁in ▁a ▁legal ▁de position ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁cons uming ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁mar iju ana ▁c igare tt es ▁and ▁one ▁L SD ▁pill ▁a ▁day . ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁after ▁he ▁dropped ▁L SD : ▁" It ▁expanded ▁my ▁mind ▁a ▁little ▁bit , ▁so ▁I ▁could ▁write ▁better ▁songs ▁... ▁[ Wh ile ] ▁it ▁was ▁worth ▁it , ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁take ▁it ▁again ." ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁asked ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁interview ▁about ▁whether ▁his ▁music ▁is ▁or ▁was ▁religious ly ▁influenced , ▁Brian ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 - pub lished ▁A ▁To e hold ▁on ▁Z en , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁possessed ▁what ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁" to e hold ", ▁defined ▁met ap hor