As Brian Wilson’s acclaimed Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour rolls on, he chatted with the San Diego Tribune about his immediate thoughts – and the everlasting legacy – of one of pop music’s seminal albums. Check it out!

“I knew I nailed it,” Wilson said of the album. “I didn’t need feedback. I knew.”

The article goes on to cite countless artists from many genres who cite the album as an important influence their career, and, in an often forgot detail, recalls that while celebrated so widely today, the album wasn’t a huge commercial success at the time.

Check out the full article here, and get your tickets to see this final live performance of Pet Sounds live in Atlanta, September 9th at The Fox Theatre!