In 1969 Beach Boy Brian Wilson ventured into retail with the opening of his own health food store The Radiant Radish at the corner of Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood. Wilson’s growing interest in health and wellness were famously previewed in the Beach Boys’ 1967 song “Vegetables” from his abandoned SMILE project.

According to reports, store hours were irregular. Wilson would open the place when the mood struck, often late at night, serving customers while wearing pyjamas, a bathrobe, and slippers. He frequently bought his own stock in bulk, sometimes racking up bills close to $1,000. He also once refused to sell a journalist a bottle of Vitamin B-12 without a doctor’s note. Despite Wilson’s enthusiasm for the cash register–which he later said was his favourite part of the business–the store folded by 1971.

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