Good vibrations
Subtitle: my life as a Beach Boy
By: Mike Love with James S. Hirsch
Contributors: Hirsch, James S., author
Publisher: Blue Rider Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780399176418
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Beach Boys; Rock musicians; Biography
Other titles: My life as a Beach Boy
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: California is the ultimate; title: Teenage groove; title: Surfing the cultural waves; title: Our own wall of sound; title: What good is the dawn; title: Keeping up with the Beatles; title: A sonic oasis; title: A blossom world; title: The unraveling; title: Holy grounds on the Ganges; title: A violent age; title: Demons among us; title: Exporting the American dream; title: Stolen legacy; title: Our toughest competitor; title: Brian's back; title: The fracturing; title: The ocean blue; title: America's band; title: My house in order; title: The glue that binds us; title: A special place in hell; title: Universal truth; title: My greatest teachers; title: My radio is on; title: Epilogue. Chasing the sun.