Well, at least Leon Russell is in the Hall. His glowing comments about Brian in that video are indicative of Wilson’s unique stature in the pantheon of the greats of popular music. To hear Russell, who is a musical genius in his own right, point to Brian and say it doesn’t get better than him means something.
BTW, “crew” guitarist Bill Pitman is now 102. He too was an incredible talent — an absolute ace on guitar. Yet he’s also famous for downplaying the music that the WC played on, saying that all of it was junk including the likes of Pet Sounds. It was just a job to him, and he never cared for any of the music. And that’s fine. A contrary voice is a healthy thing.