O knihe: I Am Brian Wilson: The genius behind the Beach Boys
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 co-founder member 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 completedSmile, 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.
