Brian and Phil Medley get into the disturbing details of Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s twisted relationship with a self-help guru who was clearly only helping himself.

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Frank Black “Hang Onto Your Ego”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sounds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Asher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Landy

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/eugene-landy-brian-wilson-twisted-relationship/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Wilson-Rutherford

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/arts/music/eugene-landy-therapist-to-beach-boys-leader-dies-at-71.html

https://nypost.com/2015/06/04/how-one-quack-doctor-almost-destroyed-brian-wilsons-career/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svengali

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/brian-wilson-god-only-knows-62614/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melinda_Ledbetter

Brian Wilson on SNL (1976) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZQSUTCafD0

Eugene Landy interview clip (1983) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-K-n5op9nI