Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
Brian Wilson . Following a court-ordered removal from the care of psychologist Eugene Landy , Wilson started receiving conventional medical treatment , and in the late 1990s , he began performing and recording consistently as a solo artist . Eugene Ellsworth `` Gene '' Landy ( November 26 , 1934 -- March 22 , 2006 ) was an American psychologist and psychotherapist best known for his unconventional 24-hour therapy , as well as for ethical violations concerning his treatment of the Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson in the 1980s .