I feel like all of you are catching the first level of the meaning of the song and missing the second level. Yes he is referencing Brian Wilson, but the song is about him, he is lying in bed LIKE Brian Wilson did. The song is about trying to fill voids in your life with obsessions. In this case he's obsessed with old records. Hence the Pavolovian response to seeing them. He's buying more and more records because people do this when they're upset. And sitting their listening to his Beach Boys records he's reminded of the plight of Brian Wilson. But the song isn't really about Brian Wilson, it's about the guy listening to Brian Wilson.
I feel like all of you are catching the first level of the meaning of the song and missing the second level. Yes he is referencing Brian Wilson, but the song is about him, he is lying in bed LIKE Brian Wilson did. The song is about trying to fill voids in your life with obsessions. In this case he's obsessed with old records. Hence the Pavolovian response to seeing them. He's buying more and more records because people do this when they're upset. And sitting their listening to his Beach Boys records he's reminded of the plight of Brian Wilson. But the song isn't really about Brian Wilson, it's about the guy listening to Brian Wilson.