![]() ![]() This book covers both without glossing over the unpleasant or the unflattering and reveals how music and his mental state have influenced each other. There are pivotal years that he returns to while other periods seem to go by in a blur.īut two things have dominated Wilson’s life: music and mental illness. It’s not a chronological telling of Wilson’s story but is thematically arranged with chapters including: Time, America, Echoes and Voices, Fear and Fathers and Sons. ![]() They bounce off each other like billiard balls. The book is structured in a similarly haphazard manner. He talks of being unable to leave the house, his favourite chairs, favourite meals, good days and bad days, and of needing constant support to keep the bad days at bay. It feels as if Wilson is sitting at his favourite diner, or in a chair at home, recounting stories to his friends as he tries to explain what’s going on inside his head – as complex and disorienting as that can be. The language has a simplicity and naivety that allows the subject’s personality to shine through. ![]() I am Brian Wilson’s writer Ben Greenman has done a fine job in communicating Brian Wilson’s own words. Brian Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Al Jardine performing at a Beach Boys concert in May 2012. ![]()
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