Brian Wilson writes music memoir about the Beach Boys, songwriting and the long personal aftermath of fame. I Am Brian Wilson recounts childhood, the creation of records such as Pet Sounds, his complicated relationship with his father and bandmates, mental-health crises, drug use and the period in which psychologist Eugene Landy exerted extensive control over his life. Earlier memoir material has been controversial, so I Am Brian Wilson is best treated as Wilson’s later account rather than a definitive independent history of the band. I Am Brian Wilson is most valuable as Wilson’s own later perspective on Pet Sounds, family conflict and mental illness, with independent Beach Boys histories needed where memories and responsibility remain contested. Read more Less
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