ically ▁as ▁" any ▁small ▁step ▁which ▁allows ▁one ▁to ▁move ▁toward ▁a ▁greater ▁goal ". ▁He ▁elabor ated : ▁" I ▁learned ▁from ▁that ▁book ▁and ▁from ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁toe hold ▁on ▁... ▁say ▁somebody ▁had ▁a ▁grasp ▁on ▁life , ▁a ▁good ▁grasp — they ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁transfer ▁that ▁over ▁to ▁another ▁thing ." ▁During ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁Pet ▁S ounds , ▁Brian ▁held ▁prayer ▁meet ings , ▁later ▁reflect ing ▁that ▁" G od ▁was ▁with ▁us ▁the ▁whole ▁time ▁we ▁were ▁doing ▁[ the ] ▁album ▁... ▁I ▁could ▁feel ▁that ▁feeling ▁in ▁my ▁brain ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁a ▁white ▁spiritual ▁sound , ▁and ▁predicted ▁that ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁would ▁follow ▁suit . ▁ ▁Wilson ▁elabor ated ▁that ▁while ▁he ▁had ▁spiritual ▁belief s , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁any ▁particular ▁religion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁" music ▁is ▁God ' s ▁voice ". ▁ ▁M ental ▁ill ness ▁ ▁Wilson ▁is ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁sch izo aff ect ive ▁dis order ▁that ▁presents ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁dis emb od ied ▁voices ▁( aud itory ▁hall uc in ations ). ▁The ▁ill ness ▁emer ged ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁L SD ▁consumption . ▁It ▁formed ▁a ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁Bill ▁P oh lad ' s ▁Love ▁& ▁Mer cy ▁( 2 0 1 4 ),