▁when ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁produce ▁his ▁own ▁records ▁with ▁total ▁cre ative ▁aut onomy , ▁Wilson ▁ign ited ▁an ▁explos ion ▁of ▁like - mind ed ▁California ▁produ cers , ▁supp lant ing ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁popular ▁records , ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁rock ▁producer ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁studio ▁as ▁a ▁discrete ▁instrument . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁virt u os ity ▁ ▁Form ative ▁years ▁ ▁Brian ▁Wilson ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mur ry ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁song writer ▁and ▁machine ▁business ▁owner . ▁Spe aking ▁of ▁Brian ' s ▁unusual ▁musical ▁ab ilities ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁birth day , ▁Mur ry ▁said ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁baby , ▁Brian ▁could ▁repeat ▁the ▁mel ody ▁from ▁" When ▁the ▁Ca iss ons ▁Go ▁Rol ling ▁Al ong " ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁vers es ▁had ▁been ▁s ung . ▁Mur ry ▁said , ▁" He ▁was ▁very ▁clever ▁and ▁quick . ▁I ▁just ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him ." ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁discovered ▁to ▁have ▁extremely ▁dimin ished ▁hearing ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁ear . ▁The ▁exact ▁cause ▁of ▁this ▁hearing ▁loss ▁is ▁unclear , ▁though ▁theories ▁range ▁from ▁him ▁simply ▁being ▁born ▁partially ▁de af ▁to ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁or ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁bul ly , ▁being ▁to ▁bl ame . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁dub bed ▁a ▁per fection ist , ▁Wilson ▁was ▁an ▁in ex per ien ced ▁music ian , ▁and ▁his ▁understanding