In molti hanno rincorso per anni, e spesso inutilmente, Smile. Per poi rincuorarsi con Orange Crate Art. Amando sempre e soprattutto Pet Sounds. Come lui per primo, Brian Wilson: "I love the whole Pet Sounds record. I got a full vision out of it in the studio. After that, I said to myself that I had completed the greatest album I will ever produce. I knew it. It was a spiritual record. I wanted to grow musically, to expand our horizons and do something that people would love, and I did it."