High or sober, the man was a hell of a talent. One of a kind, really. In Denny Tedesco’s Wrecking Crew documentary referenced above, the musicians rave about Brian’s musical ability. In that film, Leon Russell, no slouch himself on the talent scale, asserts that Brian was the greatest genius he ever worked with.
a very good biography of Brian just aired on PBS’ “American Masters”.
There’s no doubt he was talented
I think they had to use some other people to stand in for him when performing some live shows
I think both Glen Campbell and Billy Preston worked with them.