Smile: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson
Smile: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson
Smile: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson
Description
Description
"Brain Wilson. SMILE: Excellent! The man is my hero. I love him. I weep when I hear his band, I hear him sing. I love him." --Paul McCartney
The story of the Brian Wilson's legendary SMiLE album from Beach Boys authority David Leaf. The story of SMiLE is a story without precedent, appropriate for music that was and remains groundbreaking.
"This is the first book to tell the full story of Brian Wilson and SMiLE, including the details of the original SMiLE recording sessions and their increasingly legendary status as well as the final release of the album, the accompanying concerts and film, and its afterlife.
With over two dozen new interviews as well as generous excerpts from his extended 2004 interviews with Brian Wilson and SMiLE collaborator Van Dyke Parks, the book tells the story of SMiLE by those who were there in 1966 and from the participants in its 2004 resurrection, including all the members of Brian Wilson's band. It also features fan memories of what it was like to see Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE and what it meant to them.
With a foreword by Melinda Wilson and an anthology of essays from SMiLE historians, devotees, and music professors, this book promises to be the definitive word on the subject.
"If I had to select one living genius of popular music, I would choose Brian Wilson." --George Martin
"He's a modern-day Stravinsky, the way he constructs his music." --Questlove
"I don't think there is anyone his equal in pop music." --Linda Ronstadt
"[T]he only real pop genius in the world..." --Sir Elton John
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"A trenchant look at the history and resurrection of the Brian Wilson's SMiLE project is informed by [Leaf's] deep connection to the man and his material. A whopping good read, keenly researched." --Probyn Gregoy, The Brian Wilson Band
"With all of our horses and all of our friends, we vowed to put SMiLE back together again. But how did we do it? Read this book and find out." --Darian Sahanaja, The Brian Wilson Band
"This book answers all the questions you ever had about SMiLE and answers questions you didn't even know to ask." --Nelson Bragg, The Brian Wilson Band
"As the leader of the Beach Boys, he composed the songs, made the arrangements, performed along with all his mates in the band and produced the sounds in the studio. His genius seemingly encompassed everything." --Sir George Martin
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