Did Sly Stone and Brian Wilson live lives of tragedy or triumph? It's hard to say now. One suspects it will become easier with the passage of time, when only the work remains.

Wilson was largely alone, and he heard impatience and doubt from other Beach Boys, whose music he provided. Rock star Sylvester "Sly" Stone of Sly and the Family Stone appears in April 1972.

Did Sly Stone and Brian Wilson live lives of tragedy or triumph? It's hard to say now. One suspects it will become easier with the passage of time, when only the work remains.