Good vibrations : my life as a Beach Boy / Mike Love with James S. Hirsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Love, Mike, 1941- author.

Hirsch, James S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love, Mike, 1941-.

Love, Mike.

Beach Boys.

Rock musicians--United States--Biography.

Rock musicians.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

436 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Blue Rider Press, [2016]

Summary:

Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations." Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," and "Kokomo," while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His partnership with Brian has few equals in American pop music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own -- he co-wrote the lyrics to eleven of the twelve original Beach Boy songs that were top 10 hits while providing the lead vocals on ten of them.

Contents:

California is the ultimate

Teenage groove

Surfing the cultural waves

Our own wall of sound

What good is the dawn

Keeping up with the Beatles

A sonic oasis

A blossom world

The unraveling

Holy grounds on the Ganges

A violent age

Demons among us

Exporting the American dream

Stolen legacy

Our toughest competitor

Brian's back

The fracturing

The ocean clue

America's band

My house in order

The glue that binds us

A special place in hell

Universal truth

My greatest teachers

My radio is on

Epilogue: Chasing the sun.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780399176418

0399176411

OCLC:

951557365