The Words and Music of Brian Wilson

A fascinating study of Brian Wilson's creative career as a composer, producer, performer, and collaborator that addresses all aspects of Brian's five-decade-long music career through his creative methods and processes.

• Presents the first complete and career-spanning biography of Brian Wilson and detailed examination of his musical career

• Considers Wilson's work with The Beach Boys and the many performers and bands with whom he collaborated as producer, songwriter, and performer in a chronological narrative instead of categorizing his work as "Beach Boys" and "Other"

• Discusses Wilson's diverse musical activities as comprising equal parts devoted to composition, production, performance, and collaboration

• Sorts through various conflicting narratives about Brian Wilson's career in order to provide an accurate account of his creative chronology