. ▁Psych olog ically ▁he ▁is ▁really ▁strong ▁... ▁The ▁other ▁thing ▁that ▁I ▁could ▁never ▁get ▁was ▁how ▁vers atile ▁he ▁was . ▁. ▁... ▁we ▁would ▁spend ▁ages ▁trying ▁to ▁work ▁out ▁where ▁he ▁got ▁all ▁those ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁songs ▁from ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Brian ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁" St raw berry ▁Field s ▁Fore ver " ▁was ▁" a ▁weird ▁record ▁... ▁I ▁liked ▁it ", ▁although ▁he ▁denied ▁rum ors ▁which ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁had ▁cri pp led ▁him ▁em otion ally . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁highlight ed ▁" With ▁a ▁Little ▁Help ▁from ▁My ▁Fri ends " ▁as ▁a ▁favorite . ▁He ▁views ▁" Let ▁It ▁Be " ▁as ▁an ▁intens ely ▁comfort ing ▁song , ▁li ken ing ▁it ▁to ▁val ium . ▁ ▁Non - mus ical ▁influ ences ▁ ▁Dru gs ▁and ▁spiritual ▁belief s ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Brian ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁mar iju ana ▁before ▁quickly ▁progress ing ▁to ▁L SD ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁names ▁" Please ▁Let ▁Me ▁Wonder " ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁he ▁wrote ▁on ▁pot , ▁with ▁" She ▁Kn ows ▁Me ▁To o ▁Well " ▁and ▁" Let ▁Him ▁Run ▁Wild " ▁following ▁soon ▁after . ▁Of ▁his ▁first ▁acid ▁trip , ▁he ▁rec alls ▁that ▁L SD ▁had ▁subject ed ▁him ▁to ▁" a ▁very ▁religious ▁experience " ▁which ▁en light ened ▁him