SMiLE: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson

By David Leaf

"Brain Wilson. SMILE: Excellent The man is my
hero. I love him. I weep when I hear his band, I hear him sing. I love
him." --Sir Paul McCartney

The story of the Brian Wilson's legendary SMiLE album
from Beach Boys authority David Leaf. The story of SMiLE is a
story without precedent, appropriate for music that was and remains
groundbreaking.

This is the first book to tell the full story of Brian
Wilson and SMiLE, including the details of the original SMiLE recording
sessions and their increasingly legendary status as well as the final release
of the album, the accompanying concerts and film, and its afterlife.

With over two dozen new interviews as well as generous
excerpts from his extended 2004 interviews with Brian Wilson and SMiLE collaborator
Van Dyke Parks, the book tells the story of SMiLE by those who
were there in 1966 and from the participants in its 2004 resurrection,
including all the members of Brian Wilson's band. It also features fan memories
of what it was like to see Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE and
what it meant to them.

With a foreword by Melinda Wilson and an anthology of
essays from SMiLE historians, devotees, and music professors,
this book promises to be the definitive word on the subject.

"If I had to select one living genius of popular
music, I would choose Brian Wilson." George Martin

"He's a modern-day Stravinsky, the way he
constructs his music."--Questlove

"I don't think there is anyone hsi equal in pop
music."--Linda Ronstadt

" T]he only real pop genius in the world..."--Sir
Elton John

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915841313
• ISBN13: 9781915841315
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Length: 352 Pages