▁Wilson ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁In vas ion , ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁rival ry ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁princip ally ▁Paul ▁McC art ney . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Wilson ▁re called ▁that , ▁particularly ▁over ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 6 5 , ▁each ▁new ▁Beat les ▁release ▁pushed ▁him ▁" to ▁try ▁something ▁new " ▁in ▁his ▁work ; ▁he ▁c ited ▁" G irl ▁Don ' t ▁Tell ▁Me " ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁obvious ▁example ▁of ▁his ▁song writing ▁being ▁directly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les . ▁After ▁first ▁hearing ▁Rub ber ▁Soul ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Wilson ▁was ▁" b low n ▁away " ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁consist ently ▁good ▁original ▁songs ▁and ▁resolved ▁to ▁top ▁this ▁achiev ement ▁when ▁making ▁Pet ▁S ounds . ▁In ▁turn , ▁Beat les ▁producer ▁George ▁Martin ▁said , ▁" No ▁one ▁made ▁a ▁greater ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁Beat les ▁than ▁Brian ." ▁ ▁Wilson ▁has ▁said : ▁" The ▁Beat les ▁inspired ▁me . ▁They ▁didn ' t ▁influence ▁me ." ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁en am ored ▁with ▁Rub ber ▁Soul , ▁he ▁explained : ▁" I ▁liked ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁all ▁went ▁together , ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁one ▁thing . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁me   ... ▁It ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁me ▁want ▁to ▁copy ▁them ▁but ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁them . ▁I