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 a cofounding 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 who finally 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, and 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.
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