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Even so, on the morning of the event, their son wanted to revisit the decision, asking his parents if they were comfortable with it.

"Many of these women don't want to speak out about what they experienced, they don't want to revisit it, and it makes it very easy for people to ignore the quite harrowing experiences," she said.

It would be decades before he revisited it.

But it was his discovery of a young Californian band, The Wondermints, that would finally bring Wilson new recognition, after they inspired him to revisit both Pet Sounds and Smile.

The jurors left at the end of Monday without a verdict, but sent a note saying they were "making progress", and requesting to revisit some evidence and be given "coffee for the morning for energy".