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Title: I Am Brian Wilson
Subtitle: The genius behind the Beach Boys
Author: Brian Wilson, Ben Greenman - contributor
Narrator: Fred Berman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-11-16
Publisher: Coronet
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Publisher's Summary:
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 cofounder of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded. With intricate harmonies, symphonic structures, and wide-eyed lyrics that explored life's most transcendent joys and deepest sorrows, songs like 'In My Room', 'God Only Knows' and 'Good Vibrations' forever expanded the possibilities of pop songwriting.
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 mesmerizing live artist, who forced himself to reckon with his own complex legacy and completed 'Smile', the legendary unfinished Beach Boys record that had become synonymous with both his genius and its destabilization.
Today Brian Wilson is older, calmer, filled with perspective and forgiveness. Whether he's talking about his childhood, his bandmates, or his own inner demons, Wilson's story, told in his own voice and in his own way, unforgettably illuminates the man behind the music, working through the turbulence and discord to achieve, at last, a new harmony.
Members Reviews:
An Extraordinary and Compelling Book...
The year is 2013, on a grey London evening, and Brian Wilson is sitting alone in the auditorium of the Royal Festival Hall, enjoying a quiet moment to himself before the doors are opened to the public, and the evenings performance gets under way. As he sits quietly, Brian reminisces on the many events, people and experiences he has known that brought him to this evenings show.
This really is an extraordinary book, as Brians memories drift across the years, in whatever order they enter his head, and he revisits old friends, gigs, songs and associates, both good and bad. It makes for a very engaging and compelling experience for the listener, and feels almost like having a private conversation with the man.
Brian has had more than his share of demons, and he pulls no punches as he recalls the pressures of being the principal songwriter for a world-famous pop group. The constant need to develop new material whilst simultaneously touring and performing to support the existing catalogue and keep the band profile current. Then there were tensions within the band, especially with his father Murray Wilson who acted as both manager and producer for the band during their initial stages of success, and which eventually led to Murrays dismissal. Something had to give, and on a flight from Dallas to LA Brian finally snapped and announced that, whilst he would continue to write new songs, he would not tour with the band any longer.
This arrangement actually worked well for a while, with Brian free to stay at home and write songs about the beach and endless Californian summer, whilst the rest of the band hit the road for an almost non-stop touring schedule around the world.
