( Rollingstone.com ) -- In an interview with BBC 6 Music , Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson hinted that the group may reunite in the studio to celebrate their 50th anniversary . `` I 'm considering it , '' he said . According to Wilson , nothing is holding him back aside from a reluctance to reconnect with his old partners . `` I just do n't know if I want to be around those guys , you know ? They 're zany guys . They 're crazy . '' Wilson has not collaborated with his former bandmates since he co-produced `` Stars and Stripes Volume One , '' a 1996 album featuring country versions of their hit songs . Photos : The Greatest Momagers and Dadagers in the Business . Though it remains to be seen whether or not Wilson will record new material with the band , the Beach Boys will be coming together to put the finishing touches on `` Smile , '' the band 's never-released follow-up to their 1966 masterwork `` Pet Sounds . '' The group will be offering input on the album 's track listing , which was never firmly established as the record was never completed as originally planned . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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