Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is regarded as the most famous example of an outsider musician. Chusid felt that "it's difficult" to argue for Wilson as an outsider due to his popularity, but acknowledged that his struggles with mental illness and the widely circulated bootlegs of his unreleased 1970s and 1980s demos "certify his outsider status".
brian wilson of the beach boys is regarded as the most famous example of an outsider musician chusid felt that "it's difficult" to argue for wilson as an outsider due to his popularity but acknowledged that his struggles with mental illness and the widely circulated bootlegs of his unreleased 1970s and 1980s demos "certify his outsider status"