From autumn 2004 to summer 2005, Wilson supported the album with a world tour that included stops in the US, Europe, and Japan. In March 2005, Wilson, Parks, and Leaf held a panel at the annual South by Southwest convention in Austin, Texas to discuss "Smile". Asked if he would permit the release of the original Beach Boys recordings, Wilson responded: "Never. Those are gone forever. I don't want those made public because they bring up bad memories. I don't think about the old days anymore. I never do." Sahanaja told "Australian Musician", "In six years of touring this is the happiest we've ever seen Brian, I mean consistently happy and it's got to be because of the music. ... Who would have thought … of all things…"Smile"."