Brian Wilson was set to go on tour this month, but he announced yesterday that he has to postpone the dates. The 76-year-old singer has been very open with his mental illness struggles throughout his life. He has been able to control it with the right doctors and medicines, but he had a recent setback.
Over the last year, he has had three surgeries on his back and the third one left him feeling “strange” and it has been scary. Then he elaborated, “I was not feeling like myself. Mentally insecure is how I’d describe it. We’re not sure what is causing it but i do know that it’s not good for me to be on the road right now so I’m heading back to Los Angeles.”
Even though physically he feels great, mentally he does not. Therefore, he says, “I’m going to rest, recover and work with my doctors on this.” He promises his fans, “I know this will be something I can AGAIN overcome.”
Recently I saw the movie Love & Mercy with John Cusack on Tubi TV that is about Wilson’s struggles with mental illness and the doctor who took advantage of him. If the Beach Boys singer can overcome that, then he can overcome this. This time his wife Melinda is by his side and that doctor is not doing everything to keep them apart.
