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

This is the first book to tell the full story of Brian Wilson andSMiLE, including the details of the originalSMiLErecording 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 andSMiLEcollaborator Van Dyke Parks, the book tells the story ofSMiLEby 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 PresentsSMiLEand what it meant to them.

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