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   "haley10001"  wrote in message   
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   > There's no evidence he ever had a stroke.  He's stated in interviews   
   > that he has some brain damage.  Brian's liver failed in the early '80s   
   > at one point, and if the liver isn't functioning, that can lead to   
   > brain damage.  He took a lot of street drugs and prescription   
   > medications.  Psych meds can impair neurological function, both during   
   > and after therapy.  Landy gave him way too many during the '80s, and   
   > got in trouble with the CA medical board.  All of those factors caused   
   > Brian's slurring, etc.   
   >   
   > It sometimes gets attributed to Brian's history of mental illness, but   
   > if anything, it's the treatment for that, not the illness, that causes   
   > those effects.  There's also a radio interview done in 1974 with DJ   
   > Jim Pewter that is on the Web, during the height of Brian's illness   
   > (the lying in bed years), and he sounds just fine, you'd never know   
   > that he had many problems just by hearing him.  But even now, he has   
   > better days than others.  I saw him in concert a few nights ago, and   
   > he speech and singing were fairly clear, he was relaxed and upbeat,   
   > etc., but I've heard recordings of other performances where his speech   
   > is somewhat slurred, he's not as "on," etc.  It probably varies by the   
   > day.   
      
   Thanks for that.  Jeff Bridges seems a little similar at times too.   
   Look at Seabiscuit and his talking in the extras.  I thought I noticed it   
   on the extras for Tron but it is more noticeable here.  His always been a   
   bit   
   like that normally, but it's seeming more noticeable now.   
      
      
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   > "Haley"   
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   > > > I am a big fan of Brian Wilson's music and Brian himself. I was on   
   > > > Brian Wilson's official web site the other day. I was listening to   
   > > > the various interviews with Brian over the years. I noticed a big   
   > > > difference between an interview back in 1976 and a more resent   
   > > > interview with Shawn Lennon. In the 76 interview Brian seemed to be   
   > > > extroverted and very confident. When he was asked a question, he gave   
   > > > a complete answer, and the interviewer didn't seem to have a hard   
   > > > time keeping the conversation moving. Brian was very articulate with   
   > > > his words, and it wasn't hard to understand him. Although I notice   
   > > > that when he sang the song Sloop John B, he didn't go into the   
   > > > falsetto part of his voice. His voice even in 76 sounded a bit husky   
   > > > when he sang.   
   > > >   
   > > > Now on the interview with Lennon, Brian seems introverted and he   
   > > > slurs his words. He's not articulate when pronouncing words.  The   
   > > > interviewer seems challenged to keep the conversation moving along.   
   > > > Brian doesn't seem to elaborate  on a subject like he did in 76. He   
   > > > has short answers now and the interviewer is forced to keep things   
   > > > moving.   
   > > >   
   > > > To me it just sounds like two different people being interview. Did   
   > > > something happen to Brian? Did he continue doing drugs after that   
   > > > interview, and now there's brain damage?   
   > > > Im not putting him down in anyway, im just wondering if something   
   > > > happened to him.   
   > >   
   > > He's had a stroke I believe.  Is that John Lennon's son?   
   > >   
   > > >   
   > > > Thank you for anyone who knows   
      
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