Seeking to improve upon Pet Sounds proved too much for Brian. A perfectionist in the studio, he suffered a nervous breakdown whilst working on Smile, not helped by his reliance on both prescription and illegal drugs. Some of the tracks were salvaged for Smiley Smile.
Despite Brian's deteriorating health the band continued to work, recording the albums, including Friends, 20/20 and Sunflower, prior to a return to greatness on 1971's Surf's Up, a collaboration with cult songwriter [Van Dyke Parks]? which touched on politics, ecology and nostalgia. 1973's Holland received mixed reviews as throughout the 1970s Brian retreated into reclusion. Without him, the band continued to tour, and occasionally record, into the 21st century, essentially performing a greatest hits package from their earlier success.
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