I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306825791 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing.As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded. Today Brian Wilson is older, calmer, and filled with perspective and forgiveness. Derailed in the 1970s by mental illness, drug use, and the shifting fortunes of the band, Wilson came back again and again over the next few decades, surviving and-finally-thriving. Now, for the first time, he weighs in on the sources of his creative inspiration and on his struggles, the exhilarating highs and the debilitating lows.I Am Brian Wilson reveals as never before the man who fought his way back to stability and creative relevance, who became a mesm
His and the Beach Boys' story has been told many times before and is one we may think we know already, but it has never before been voiced with the clarity, honesty and insight on offer here.”A New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Best Seller!Vanity Fair, September 2016I Am Brian Wilson slipstreams through the past like a message in a bottleIt has moments of personal testimony that are poignant and indelible.”New York Post, 8/11/161960s Beach Boy on mental illness, sorrow, drugs, destabilization,
A Must For All Music Fans Richard A. Root This is one of the most moving autobiographies that I have ever read. Brian Wilson, who is one of music's geniuses has finally written HIS story. I've read several books on him before this. Brian verifies many of the stories that I have read or heard, but clarifies others. And he does it with a kind . Loving and Merciful Lynn Hanson The sweetness, simplicity (in the best sense) and straightforward delivery of Brian Wilson make this book a delight to read. I was amazed by many things in the book, but right off the bat I was amazed by the honest, frank description of his typical morning. No sugar coating of the quirky routine. He . Sometimes difficult and sad vibrations, but triumphed by the Good Vibrations of one man's incredible life. Another reviewer mentioned that the book is not strictly sequential. I liked that.The story of Mr. Wilson's life is pretty well known already.The tone of this book is more one of sitting in a comfy room telling "remember when" stories.It is honest and engaging. It is clear that Brian Wilson has smoot