Landy

After the “Sweet Insanity” album was rejected by Sire, who specifically cited “Smart Girls” as one of the big reasons for the shelving, Wilson and Landy sent out copies of “Smart Girls” as a cassette single that Christmas to fans with the note “read about why he wrote a rap song in his just published Harper Collins autobiography” and “This is a limited edition cassingle and not for sale. Only 250 will be manufactured as a personal gift from Brian Wilson to you for the holidays.”

Replied psychiatrist Dr. Eugene Landy: “1976? Brian wasn’t capable of doing an interview like this in January.”

Landy, whose other show-biz clients have included Alice Cooper, Richard Harris and Rod Steiger, met Wilson in 1975 after being called in by Brian’s wife, Marilyn.

Landy admits he’s a controversial figure.

But Landy did ask Wilson in the presence of a reporter for permission to discuss the case.