That moment where Diane Sawyer calls Landy out on his blatant violation of the rules of psychiatry and the oath he took is astonishing. Good on Sawyer for not pulling her punches. Landy just sits there silently, dumbfounded that somebody finally called him out on his bullshit.

It's funny how Mike Love became a villain in Beach Boys history when there was also Murry Wilson, Charles Manson, and Eugene Landy.

"In my field, I'm an artist" Oh My God, that statement in itself os alarming

Diane Sawyer grilled him. I miss real journalism.

9:48 Watching this makes me realize that Paul Giamatti was the perfect choice to play Landy in Love and Mercy. It’s just the way he speaks and moves.

Listen to Brian's autobiography, he is fine now. Landy was a monster.

Poor, poor Brian. He sounded like a kid. I'm glad that he is doing better, hopefully all the way better.

This is so sad, but brian is so unbelievably adorable. How can you not love him?

Poor guy just really needed and wanted a true friend and someone to love him for him this is very sad!!

In the movie "Love and Mercy" gives a glimpse of these hard time. Such a good movie. Brian was involved in the making of that movie. A must see His wife Melinda saved his life, she pulled him away from this monster.

The worst part about Landy is how he tied himself to Brian's improvement in both physical and mental health (which is why he ended up being so influential over brian). By giving Brian structure, exercise, and a good diet, and giving him an outlet to express and confront his trauma, he improved Brian's mental state tenfold and made him undeniably a happier person. HOWEVER, Landy did one of the most disgusting things imaginable by making Brian see these very simple solutions as something only Landy could give him (hence the influence). He tricked Brian into believing that without him, he would go back to feeling as shitty as he was before, even though that would simply not be the case if he continued to diet, exercise, avoid the stress of the music industry, and went to talk therapy (if he felt he needed an outlet). Landy ultimately was good at improving people's mental states, especially from a biochemical perspective, however, he abused his methods to gain sole influence and manipulate his patient in order to improve his personal life as well as to enact his power-fantasy of puppeteering an artist, and maybe even becoming an artist himself in some vicinity (hence why he continuously refers to himself as an "artist within his field,") it's clear that Landy had failed dreams he was trying to enact through his relationship with Brian. The most sickening part? You can tell Brian understands that something is not right with the situation he's in, he can tell that not being able to see his family is wrong, and he can even tell that he's in a prison. However because he's so deathly terrified of falling back into that deep depression he was in, he was helpless to cast out Landy on his own. The moral of the story? If someone says they're trying to help you, even if they do end up improving your mental and physical states, never let them make you believe that only they had the key. EVERYONE has it within themselves to improve, its a matter of knowing what to do and being free enough to actually do it. Glad Landy is dead.

pretty interesting to watch landy squirm under the direct questions

The moment he died he went straight to hell.....

LANDY'S FACE KILLS ME EVERY TIME

I think special acknowledgement should go to Carl, because he was the one who organized the effort and fought to get Landy out of Brian's life for good, not Melinda like the movie portrays.

I’m going thru the staying in bed thing myself rn, I’ve been very depressed and sometimes it feels like it’s really just me struggling, seeing this helped me out a lot, knowing someone so famous and popular had struggles also!!! It’s a very sad story about Brian I hope he’s ina better place!!! And I also think this gave me some motivation not stay in bed!

Never let a toxic human being have access to your mind.

I've heard it before, but I have to say it. Eugene Landy makes Mike Love look good in comparison.

No real basis for it, but i always thought, or perhaps would like to think, that Landy only got away with it because Dennis was gone...

That high pitched noise- well to vhs folks vintage, makes me nostalgic, small price to pay for this content.

To put it simply - Eugene Landy was an opportunist.

Landy is now dead

The therapist legit kicked Brian out of his own home and into a rental. If I was his daughter I’d be worried the therapist was trying to kill my dad to get his shit!

brian is too pure for this world

5:48 when brian looks up after saying 'absolutely' in response to the question if landy saved his life (to his team behind the cameras?- his body language immediately pans to the side) it's almost as if his eyes say "well, did he? i don't think so but whatever i'll just say that" proof that the mental chains of landy's "therapy" are still echoing in brians head?... i dont blame him for being torn!!! you are fucking amazing brian

So tragic. My heart goes out to Brian. I hope Landy died in horrible pain.

this is heartbreaking stuff

This made me feel sick.

It's sad to see Brian like this, Eugene truly did brainwash him

Around 1985, I'm sitting alone in my small rental by Gronola State (Sonoma State) Then, my housemate showed up. He was about 500 miles south at Santa Monica. My housemate wanted to get back to this land called Sonoma. But he was helping to watch Brian Wilson 24/7. No problem, he brought Brian along.

damn this sucks... eugene landy is evil af

I’m so Thankful that He found true Love in Melinda❤️❤️🙏🏽

landy reminds me of colonel parker. elvis's manager

On a lighter note, that "Brian Wilson- after" photo lol 5:40

Eugene Landy was a really awful man.

0:18 I burned my brain out, my brain got burned out

Eugene Landy: putting the "pyscho" into "psychotherapist"

15:56 he just did not know what to say

This is crazy. It's not the job of the therapist or caretaker to "change the enviornment", it's to give the patient the tools necessary to "change the enviornment." This guy is a sociopath.

Speaking of 24 hour care.. Around 1985, my Sonoma College roomate must have been one of the helpers. My roomate needed to watch Brian Wilson 24 hours. He also wanted to get back 400 miles to our house in Sonoma County from Los Angeles.. Solution solved.. He had Mr. Wilson ride along. That's how Brian Wilson came to my front yard.

Love and Mercy

Eugene Landy died in 2006.

Sadly, unethical control freaks like this are all over the place. This one had a medical degree, but most go into politics or education.

Probably one of the only time Mike Love was right.

Amazing how much talent one can have with a fucked up life like his. Sry for the language but this here is a true genius. 1 in a million.

He was brainwashed by that guy

Had Dr. Landy been able to maintain more of a professional distance he would have been hailed for his professional skills. But tv shows like this one as well the Brian Wilson bio pic show that Dr. Landy was too involved.

This is so interesting. Does anybody has more information on where this report comes from ? Its date of publishing ? The news channel which produced it ? Thanks in advance everyone.

So sad this vulture fed off and drained a musical genius for so long. A true evil man.

So sad to know how all those people just took adventage from this man including Murry leaving the poor man with all those psychological problems, happy to know Brian is still alive

0:32 Those kind of cool Landy mullets are coming back with a vengeance again in Sweden it´s like that.

has anyone ever asked some of his other former celeb patients about him? on record? cuz i would love to hear what some of them say about him. Like Rob Reiner or that Brady girl

In retrospect it seems frighteningly inevitable that he would eventually be portrayed by Paul Giamatti.

After all, it is so sad that people and situations take advantage in the bad way of such a great artist. I just hope Brian will live still many many years, and that he can be creative until his last day ! He's such a lovely cuddly bear , a lovely man , making such a beautifull music all the time (from the 60's until now). At the same time, i'm so glad that he's been honored at many occasions, such as in Kennedy Center , and also by lots of his collegues, Elton John etc , and that Brian has got the occasion to meet Paul McCartney. Great ! All the best Brian, with lots of love and respect from Belgium ! Your music still makes me cry from joy. I'm also a musician, i've seen hours and hours of KZfaq videos and i learned a lot of you. Patrick - born 1960.

At least Brian didn't have to undergo electroshock therapy like Lou Reed did! Though having Murray and Landy in his life must have been almost as bad.

The ONE thing Brian was fearful of is exactly the parasite Landy was. A sad irony. How odd Brian has been more active & prolific since the passing of Landy....

how to expose a liar/psychopath 10:38 watch closely his body language

Woah... i have had a moment when in such a vulnerable state, a good, decent human being mentored me in almost precisely the same way (minus the dieting which i was already doing. Never had weight issues ). It did help me...it broke me down, to a point, no lower was emotionally, physically possible... which when you emerge, not dead [you are not going to die, but you may even often...feel.like you will. *YOU WON'T* ] i was transformed, and rebuilt into a real man, complete with coping skills, and no real.fear left. And nothing to lose, but time. 💥💥💥💛😎💛💥💥💥

Why didn’t someone bring legal action against Landy during 8 years?

Great video

I heard say one of Landy's patients accused him of rape she didn't say whether the patient was male or female, another thing I noticed is that in alot of these pictures Landy seems to be awfully touchy feely with Brian, Landy had Brian under lock and key for almost 10 years, that's a long time for any man to be deprived of the society of women. I hope my suspicions are wrong, but it sure looks to me that Landy took advantage of Brian more than just financially. Any thoughts?

The anonymous individual was Melinda

Omg 11:45-12:00 I feel you Brian

I want to see the Landy recordings that he did of Brian Wilson . Do they still exists?

Landy acts like the record producers now

That guy is a monster.

There's a nasty high pitch sound in this video. :-/

15:47 stumped him

Just had a nightmarish interpretation of Mike Loves continung inner monologue after his statement at 6.17min: "I think Landy thinks that Brian is the goose who laid the golden egg..... but really it was me....*chuckles*. Landy you got the wrong man, tihihihi, come and get me, tihihihihi..."

Its all so sad😢

Norman mailer wrote the best book I ever read... The Executioner's Song

Landy and his heavy psychotropics and antipsychotics probably did most of the damage to Brian

Wow.........what a evil person Landy was....and poor Brian Wilson!

What year is this!?? I hate it when they don't put that up....

i just ..how did the school not help brian when his dad beat him. there must have been marks on his body and the neighbors must have heard his dad beating the kids. the good old days were not so good. the doctor assaulted a patient and no charges against him. and what the hell his family couldnt talk to him or come to the house for 9 years...the family is just as screwed up as any of this story. poor thing is so sweet and everyone left him to the wolves. i would go hide in my bed too . not one person was held responsible for the torture of brian.

There's a little bit of good in the worst of things and a little bit of bad in the best of things. TYG Brian Lives. Saw him at The Fabulous Forum summer 2022 first row. Miraculous! ☀️🌺🌴🌊 Mahalo ke akua. In the same manner reading a menu will not satisfy hunger, neither can dedicating life force energy to evaluating people places and things replace getting busy enjoying them. Poor Richard's Almanac said something along the line of: Any fool can criticize and complain - and most of them do.

My heart :( That fucking sob

Landry did get his weight down the only thing he did for him

16:25 ... ..... ..... ....... yes...

Guys...Maybe you can help me out. I am doing a Biology paper on parasites for school. The first thing I did was look up the definition in the dictionary. But there was no definition...Just a big picture of this guy...Hmmmmmm.......

According to Wilson, Landy saved his life. How much is a life worth?

11:52 the best part

Britney Spears the same with her father.

It’s honestly sad how blatantly obvious it was Brain was being abused, even in that interview he seems partially catatonic and unable to string two thoughts together. Landy stating that the interviewers points about him negotiating business ventures with brian in his 1894 contract and him exploiting Brain are “valid” just enrages me. Even as little as brain not wanting to know how much he pays Landy each year yet still maintaining that Landy is what’s best for him shows a man in denial but has, who he feels, no one else to turn too. Honestly sad that this was allowed to air, it’s good that it exposed Landy’s abuse but at the same time this was DURING the abuse

When a richman gets rich, his biggest fear is family or friends will kill him to take away his sucess, money, power and or fame.

The last three minutes are insane to watch. This guy is so transparently evil holy shit

It is a corporate interest behind someone like Landy. Landy is a probable victim in the circumstance as well

Brian was right. The devil was there and out to get him, in the form of Eugene Landy, and Brian sensed it coming before it happened

Why are people hating on mike love?

Landy looks like tim Allen

Landy went to Oklahoma University while Jolly West was there

Brian Wilson talks about psychopath Eugene Landy

Interesting they would agree to talk to Sawyer

To try and say Mike Love is Brian’s “Co-writer” is ridiculous.

Poor Brian. Melinda saved him from hell

Did Landy ever have a consequence?

Wonder what Brian saw outside the window.

Remember when journalism was somewhat honest??? The kooks would probably defend Landry these days...

I guess he figured I saved this guy, because of that theirs millions of dollars now and I should get some of that.

Felt like wormtongue on King Theoden...