I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306825791 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Must For All Music Fans 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. . "Loving and Merciful" according to 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. "Sometimes difficult and sad vibrations, but triumphed by the Good Vibrations of one man's incredible life." according to Cherie M in EP CO. 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
Chicago Tribune, 10/11/16Wilson's book documents scattered memories and streamlines them into a series of impressions and anecdotesOffers valuable if unsettling insights into the personal dynamics inside an American band.”AXS, 10/13/16Wilson goes beach-combing through the past, panning the sands of time for the socio-psychological seashells that gave rise to America's most successful singing groupand launched Wilson's lifetime bout with mental illnessHere Wilson recounts the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful in the straightforward conversational tone of a mature, experienced man reclining in his Lay-Z-Boy, albeit tempered with his boyish enthusiasm (and melancholy).”Dallas Morning News, 10/14
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 who finally completed Smile, the legendary unfinished Beach Boys record that had become synonymous with both his genius and its destabilization. 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. 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