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Catch a Wave – The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson – Paperback Book
Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson is a book by Peter Ames Carlin, published in 2006. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and career of Brian Wilson, the co-founder and creative force behind the iconic American rock band The Beach Boys.
In Catch a Wave, Carlin chronicles Wilson’s journey from his upbringing in Southern California to his rise to fame as the driving force behind The Beach Boys’ groundbreaking sound. The book delves into Wilson’s struggles with mental health issues, substance abuse, and the pressures of fame, as well as his creative genius and enduring influence on popular music.
Through extensive research and interviews with Wilson and those close to him, Carlin provides insights into Wilson’s creative process, the making of classic Beach Boys albums like “Pet Sounds,” and the band’s tumultuous history. The book also explores Wilson’s personal relationships, including his complex dynamics with his bandmates, family members, and collaborators.
Catch a Wave offers a compelling and nuanced portrait of Brian Wilson’s life and legacy, capturing the highs and lows of his remarkable career and his enduring impact on the music world.
Now the subject of the movie Love & Mercy, starring John Cusack! Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, along with Mike Love and Al Jardine – better known as the Beach Boys, rocketed out of a working-class Los Angeles suburb in the early sixties, and their sun-and-surf sound captured the imagination of kids across the world. In a few short years, they rode the wave all the way to the top, standing with the Beatles as one of the world’s biggest bands.
Despite their utopian visions, infectious hooks, and stunning harmonies, the Beach Boys were beset by drug abuse, jealousy, and terrifying mental illness. In “Catch a Wave”, Peter Ames Carlin pulls back the curtain on Brian Wilson, one of popular music’s most revered luminaries, as well as its biggest mystery.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before heard studio recordings, Carlin follows the Beach Boys from their earliest days through Brian’s deepening emotional problems to his triumphant re-emergence with the release of Smile, the legendarily unreleased album he had originally shelved.
ISBN – 9781594867491
Pages – 352
Cover – Soft
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