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But Wilson nevertheless felt the sting of rejection, as well as the notion that he could be—nay, should be—producing more profound music than The Beach Boys’ fanciful image seemed to imply.

He spent months trying to get it published but faced a string of rejections.

“We exchange tips and share rejection stories. I feel like I can go there to vent without being seen as a bummer.”

It was neither an explicit rejection nor a clear acceptance of the US terms, which Washington says Israel has accepted.

"It was such a deep rejection," they recall.