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15 Big Ones, 257–59
20/20, 219
20 Golden Greats, 248
1100 Bel Air Place, 307
1960s, idealism of the, 55–56, 119–20
1970s
despair of the late, 286–87
frustration during the, 232–33, 245–47
wave of nostalgia in the, 246–47
“acid alliteration,” 151–53
A Hard Day’s Night (film), 88
“A Horse with No Name,” 260
“The Air That I Breathe,” 307
Ali, Muhammad (formerly Cassius Clay), 326–27, 412
“All I Wanna Do,” 231
“All I Want to Do,” 204, 219, 375
All Summer Long, 97
“All Summer Long,” 246
“All This Is That,” 192
Almo/Irving division of A&M Records, 224–25
Alpert, Herb, 376
Altamont Speedway concert event, 219
America (band), 260, 305–06, 308
American dream, selling the, 221–22
American Graffiti (film), 245–46
A&M Records, 224, 341, 355, 376–77
Anderle, David, 148–49, 161–62, 164, 376–77
anti-war music and culture, desire for, 196, 234–35
The Arsenio Hall Show (TV show), 314
assassination of JFK, 83–84, 198
assassination of Robert Kennedy, 196, 200
Ayurveda medicine, 267
“Baby Talk,” 61
Bach, Barbara, 308–09
Bachman, Randy, 289
“Back in the U.S.S.R.,” 185–86, 308
Baez, Joan, 287
“The Ballad of Ole’ Betsy,” 65
“Ball and Chain,” 171
“Barbara Ann,” 113, 114–15, 176, 248, 261, 314
Batchelder, Theodore, 173, 268
Baumel, Lee, 292
“Baywatch Nights,” 382–83
Beach Boy Freaks United (publication), 147
Beach Boys
Beachago Tour, 249–51
Big Sur Folk Festival, 233
“Brian’s back” campaign, 255–56, 257, 259–63
Brian’s desire to rejoin the band, 336–40
Brother Publishing, 223
Carnegie Hall performance, 233–34
changing image of, 196–97, 232–33
and Charles Manson, 205–11, 213–15
college campus tour with Maharishi, 198–99
concern for the environment, 381
concerts for activists, 196, 234–35
criticism of, 145–46
current performers, 416
in Czechoslovakia, 220–22
death of Carl Wilson, 389–90
death of Dennis Wilson, 299–301
decline of, 169–173
“don’t fuck with the formula” myth, 164–65
early performances, 59–60
Earth Summit, 381
in Europe, 102–04, 142–43, 154–55, 169–70, 415–16
fiftieth anniversary tour, 397–405
Fillmore East appearance, 197, 234
finding a replacement for Al Jardine, 47
finding a replacement for Brian Wilson, 108–11
finding a replacement for Carl Wilson, 291
finding a replacement for Glen Campbell, 110–11
firing Murry Wilson as manager, 92–93
first live performance, 42–43
first paid performance, 43
first song, 40
Fourth of July concerts on the Washington Mall, 285–86, 301–10
Global Forum, 381
Heartbeat of America Beach Boy Tour, 313
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 325, 327–29
in Japan, 127–28
Liberty Weekend, 312
marketing and merchandising, 88–89
married within two years of each other, 123–25
May Peace Demonstration at the Washington Monument, 234
Million Dollar Tour, 197–198
naming of, 42
older songs, fans’ desire for, 242–43, 244, 246–48
origins of, 38
political leanings, 380
popularity compared to the Beatles, 144–45
rules of behavior for, 60
schism between, 270–71
South African performers, adding, 240
spending, limiting excessive, 394–95
timelessness of, 418–19
touring, early, 70–72, 89–91, 97–99
trademark fashion styles, 141–42, 306
two types of fans, 315
Beach Boys ’69—Live in London, 248
The Beach Boys and the California Myth (Leaf), 160–61, 162, 164
Beach Boys Concert, 97
Beach Boys in Concert, 247
The Beach Boys Love You, 271
Beach Boys’ Party!, 258
The Beach Boys Today!, 111–12, 126
“beach party” films, popularity of, 44–45
Beatles, 125, 136, 144–45, 158, 170, 184–86, 191, 230, 328
Belcher, Suzanne (second wife), 123–24, 138–39, 174, 182, 212, 214–15
Benson, George, 254
Bergen, Candice, 210
Berle, Marshall, 70
Bernstein, Leonard, 157
Berry, Chuck, 29, 61–62, 64, 258, 365–66, 374
Berry, Jan, 259. See also Jan and Dean
“Be Still,” 199
Best of the Beach Boys, 135, 144, 395
Best of the Beach Boys Volume 2, 172
Best of the Beach Boys Volume 3, 247
“Be True to Your School,” 77–78, 260, 366, 368
“Be with Me,” 219
Bhattar, Narasimha, 360–62
Billboard (publication), 63–64
Billett, Jerome, 360
Blake, Ginger, 66–67
blame for Brian Wilson’s downfall, 160–62
Boardwalk Records, 290
Bogart, Neil, 290
Borge, Victor, 177
Boyd, Alan, 165–66
Boyd, Pattie, 184–85
Brando, Marlon, 176–78
“Brian’s Back,” 262–63, 290–91
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (film), 159
Brian Wilson Presents Smile, 165–67
Bridges, Russell, 116
British Invasion of 1964, 101–02
Brother Publishing, 223
Brother Records, 148, 154, 334, 383, 391–92, 396, 416
Brown, James, 102
Bunnell, Dewey, 414
Bush, George H.W., 287–89, 304, 379, 381–82
“By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” 109
“Cabin Essence,” 151–52, 166, 219
California, lure of, 1–2, 45–46, 55
“California Girls,” 116–19, 159, 221, 291, 307, 311, 342, 359, 366, 368, 370, 395, 402, 414
California Saga, 414
Capitol Records, 50–52, 56–57, 65–66, 77, 87, 113, 133–35, 153–54, 231, 247–48, 375, 395
Capp, Frank, 116
Captain Fantastic, 251
Carl and the Passions: So Tough, 240
Carlin, Peter Ames, 374–75
Carl Wilson, 289–90
cars, songs about, 49, 64–65, 77
Carson, Johnny, 109–10
car stereos, making music for, 49–50
Casablanca (film), 271
Casablanca Records, 290
“Cassius Love vs. Sonny Wilson,” 94–95
catalog, re-acquiring the music, 223–27
“Catch a Wave,” 76, 248, 368, 416
Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson (Carlin), 374–75
“Cease to Exist,” 209
Celebration, 290
Charren, Barbara, 242
Chevrolet Jeep, 313
Chicago, 249–51
Chopra, Deepak, 324–25, 351–52
Christian, Roger, 64–65
Christmas, celebrating, 421–22
“Chug-A-Lug,” 58
Clarkson, Lana, 412
Cleland, Max, 412
Cocktail, 331
Cole, Jerry, 116
“Come Go with Me,” 271
Connally, John, 288
“Cool, Cool Water,” 231
corporate sponsorships, 312–13, 315
“Country Air,” 175
“County Fair,” 58
Coury, Al, 114–15
Crawdaddy! (publication), 152, 161, 163
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 197
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 219, 249
Cross, Christopher, 311
Crowe, Michael, 371
Cruise, Tom, 334
“Cuckoo Clock,” 58
Daily Mail (publication), 294
Dale, Dick, 36
“Dance, Dance, Dance,” 97, 111, 248, 368
Day, Doris, 210
Day, Douglas, 368
“Daybreak over the Ocean,” 398
“Day Tripper,” 308
D.C. Beach Party (TV show), 309
“Dear Prudence,” 187
defamation suit against Brian Wilson, 163–64
defamation suit against HarperCollins, 352–54, 383
“Deirdre,” 231
De Lory, Al, 116
DePadua, Patricia, 268–69, 268–70
Department of Veterans Affairs, alternative therapies offered by, 411–12
Desper, Stephen, 204, 208, 230–31, 239–40
Dietz, Lawrence, 148
Dino, Desi, and Billy, 124
“Do It Again,” 200–01
Dolenz, Micky, 414
Donaldson, Roger, 331
“don’t fuck with the formula” myth, 164–65
“Don’t Go Near the Water,” 240
“Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)”, 129
“Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” 331
“Don’t Worry Baby,” 65, 96, 248, 384
“Do the Surfer Stomp,” 110
“doubleheaders,” 311–12
Douglas, Steve, 116
“Do You Wanna Dance?”, 73, 111, 417
draft evasion, Carl Wilson charged with, 154–56
Drake, Bill, 172
drug use, 105–06, 132, 150–51, 158–59, 162–64, 174, 227, 265–67, 275
Earth, Wind & Fire, 286
Eastern practices, popularity of, 411–12
The Ed Sullivan Show, 88
Eichenberger, Brian, 416
Elektra Records, 331
Ella Award, 413–14
Ellington, Duke, 219–20
EMI Records, 87
Endless Summer Beach Band, 291, 393
The End of the Trail (sculpture), 239
Engemann, Karl, 134
Epstein, Brian, 145
Erhard, Werner, 285
The Essene Gospel of Peace (Szekely), 175, 228
Faithfull, Marianne, 143
Farrow, Prudence, 187
“Feel Flows,” 290
Fendertones, 417
Filmways, 223
“Finger Poppin’ Time,” 200
“Fire.” See “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow”
Fisher, Bruce, 250
Fitch, Tamara (third wife), 237–38
Fitzgerald, Ella, 413–14
Fleetwood Mac, 294
Fordyce, Keith, 102–03
Fornatale, Pete, 233–34
“For the Love of Money,” 306
Foskett, Jeff, 291, 314, 400, 414, 416
Fourth of July: A Rockin’ Celebration of America, 309
Fowler, Rick, 379–80
Franklin, Jeff, 314
Freedman, Carole, 123–24
Fromme, “Squeaky,” 207
Frost, David, 274–78
Full House (TV show), 313–15, 331
“Fun, Fun, Fun,” 97, 221, 261, 400, 414
Gabler, Neal, 243
Gaines, Steven, 376
Gaye, Marvin, 99–101
“Getcha Back,” 311
Gillespie, Dizzy, 219–20
Gilmer, Kay, 345–49
“God Only Knows,” 130–31, 136, 155, 248, 364, 388, 395, 399, 417
Goldstein, Richard, 148
Good Morning America (TV show), 294–95
“Good Vibrations,” 136–41, 159, 184, 221, 247, 249, 291, 308, 312–13, 331, 395
Good Vibrations, Best of the Beach Boys, 248
Gore, Al, 381
“Got to Know the Woman,” 231
“Graduation Day,” 197
Graham, Bill, 197, 233, 234, 249
Granz, Irving, 98
Griffin, Merv, 266
Grillo, Nick, 224
Guru Dev, 189
“Hang On to Your Ego” (later “I Know There’s an Answer”), 131–32
Hanks, Tom, 414
Happy Days (TV show), 246
Harrison, George, 176, 184–85, 188–89, 191, 192–93
“Hawaii,” 76
Hawthorne, CA, 21–22
“He Come Down,” 192
“Help Me, Rhonda,” 112–13, 143, 307, 414
“Helter Skelter” race war, 210–11
Henning, Caroline, 346
“Here Comes the Night,” 279
“Heroes and Villains,” 152, 153, 158, 171, 248
“Hey Little Cobra,” 110
Hinkins, John-Roger, 285
Hinsche, Annie, 124, 155, 265, 266
Hinsche, Otto (“Pop”), 124
hippie peace movement, 137, 140
Houston Press (publication), 374
“Hurdy Gurdy Man,” 192
Hussein, Saddam, 382
Hutton, Danny, 149
Ian, Janis, 157
“I Get Around,” 95–97, 248, 260, 366, 368–69
Iglesias, Julio, 307
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” 100
“I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times,” 129
“I Know There’s an Answer” (formerly “Hang On to Your Ego”), 132–33
Imagination, 397
“Imagine,” 185
“Indian Lake,” 399–400
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (TV show), 157
“In the Back of My Mind,” 111, 368
Irving Music, 341, 343–44, 348, 351, 354–55, 357–59, 369
“It Kinda Feels Like Getting Fired” (article), 404
“It’s a Blue World,” 103
“It’s About Time,” 231
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 87, 158
“I Write the Songs,” 243
Jackson, Bill, 200
Jackson, La Toya, 307
Jakobson, Gregg, 272
Jan and Dean, 60–62, 66, 113–14, 259
Jan and Dean Take Linda Surfin’, 61
Jardine, Al, 37–39, 47, 67, 80, 123, 271, 366–67, 386, 391–92, 396, 414
Jardine, Don, 37
Jayne, Erika, 414
“Jennifer Juniper,” 192
John-Roger. See Hinkins, John-Roger
Johnson, Lyndon B., 56, 119–20
Johnston, Bruce, 110–11, 136, 145, 155–56, 184, 207, 243, 270, 392–93, 414, 416
Joplin, Janis, 171
Joy Boys, 90
Kalinich, Stephen, 199
The Kansas City Times (publication), 249
karma, 372
Kaye, Chuck, 225
Keepin’ the Summer Alive, 289, 294
Kennedy, John F., 56, 83–84, 198
Kilroy, Gene, 326
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 197–98
“Kiss Me, Baby,” 111–12
Klenfner, Michael, 233
Klugman, Jack, 314
Koppel, Ted, 309
Kory, Robert, 341
Koz, Dave, 414
Kuwait, 1991 invasion of, 382
L.A. (Light Album), 279
LaBianca, Leno, 211
LaBianca, Rosemary, 211
“Lady Liberty,” 312
“Lady Lynda,” 312
Lamm, Karen, 251, 265–66, 294, 299
Lamm, Robert, 251
Landy, Eugene, 254–55, 256, 262, 292–93, 305, 309–10, 331–32, 333–41, 342–49
“Lavender,” 41
Leaf, David, 160–61, 162, 164, 376
Ledbetter, Melinda, 347, 383, 396, 398–99, 402, 403
Lennon, John, 89, 136, 176, 185, 191
Levine, Steve, 311
“Linda,” 61
Linett, Mark, 165–66
“Little Bird,” 199
Little Deuce Coupe, 77
“Little Deuce Coupe,” 65, 74–76, 255, 307, 395, 414
“The Little Girl I Once Knew,” 115
“Little Old Lady from Pasadena,” 97
Little Richard, 331
“Little Saint Nick,” 84–85, 86
Live in London, 231
“Long Promised Road,” 240
“Long Tall Texan,” 289
Looking Back with Love, 290–91
“The Lord’s Prayer,” 85
Los Angeles Times (publication), 404
lost love, writing about, 82–83
Love, Ambha (daughter), 383, 388, 401–02, 408, 413, 414
Love, Brian (son), 334, 340–41, 361, 363, 367–69, 388, 409, 419, 420
Love, Christian (son), 174, 217, 230, 238, 323, 413
Love, Edith Clardy (grandmother), 5, 9, 53, 173, 409
Love, Edward Felton (grandfather), 5, 9, 53, 173
Love, Emily (“Glee”) Wilson (mother), 2, 4–5, 10–12, 18–19, 227, 229–30, 261–62, 280–81
Love, Hayleigh (daughter), 174, 212, 217, 230, 238
Love, Kevin (nephew), 396
Love, Marjorie (sister), 19, 53, 280
Love, Maureen (sister), 7, 10, 76, 414, 421
Love, Melinda (daughter), 34, 420
Love, Mike
ability to cross racial boundaries, 15–16
on aging, 417–18
bigoted household, living in a, 15
butterfly trip, 407–09
childhood home, 7–8, 405–06, 412
China, desire to perform in, 287–89, 416
dating and sexual experiences, 31–33, 68–70
death threats against, 384–85, 404
development of “Good Vibrations,” 138–40
Ella Award, 413–14
environmentalism and, 13, 175, 272–73, 380–81, 407–09
family’s love of the arts, 10–12
fasting episode and dieting, 228–30, 260
financial problems, 284, 321–22
first job, 30–31
fundraising for charity challenge, 327–29
holiday memories, 27–28, 421–22
lawsuit against Brian Wilson, 364–77
lifestyle of a rock star, 68
lyrics, concern over Brian’s, 151–53, 163–64
marriage to Cathy, 283–84, 410
marriage to Frannie, 33–34, 68–69
marriage to Jacquelyne, 363–64
marriage to Sue, 268
marriage to Suzanne, 123–24, 212, 217
marriage to Tamara, 238
meditation’s healing powers, 188, 212–13, 267, 320
music as a “sonic oasis,” 121
not credited as songwriter, 76–77, 78, 119, 223, 225–26, 228, 342, 344, 351, 359
parenting style, 239, 322, 363–64
quits Love Sheet Metal Company, 52–53
relationship with Brian Wilson, 30, 81–83, 141, 269, 275–76, 336–40, 358, 382–83, 396, 404–06
relationship with Dennis Wilson, 72–73
Rishikesh, India, 181–91
Russia, interest in visiting, 195–96
spirituality, search for, 174–92, 267, 319–20, 360–62
tour philosophy, 393–94
vocal abilities, 63
Love, Mike, Jr. (son), 283–84, 410–11, 422
Love, Milton (father), 5–6, 20, 52–53, 261–62, 357, 413, 419–21
Love, Shawn Marie, 297–98
Love, Stanley (brother), 8, 10, 253, 266, 275, 295–96, 343, 344–345, 396
Love, Stephanie (sister), 8, 10, 412–13
Love, Stephen (brother), 7, 10, 229, 244, 253, 255, 284
Love, Summer Bhavani (daughter), 238
Love, Teresa (daughter), 68, 420
Love Sheet Metal Company, 5, 6–7, 8, 20, 31, 52–53
“Love to Say Dada,” 149
“Luau,” 41–42
Lucas, George, 245–46
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” 158
Lulu, 143
Lunden, Joan, 295
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 175–76, 178–93, 198–99, 237, 238, 382, 396, 411–12
Mamas and the Papas, 329
Manilow, Barry, 100
Manson, Charles, 203–11, 213–15, 412
Mardas, Alexis, 191–92
marketing and merchandising, 88–89
Marks, David, 47–48, 52, 70, 79–81, 390, 393, 414
Martin, Gina, 285
Martinez, Cathy (fifth wife), 283–84, 410
Maus, John. See Walker, John
McCartney, Paul, 136, 158, 183, 185–86
McFerrin, Bobby, 331
McKenzie, Scott, 329–30
McVie, Christine, 294
meditation, 179–80, 212–13, 411
Medley, Bill, 414
Meglen, John, 311
Melbourne Herald (publication), 276
Melcher, Terry, 110, 112, 145, 171–72, 209–11, 213–15, 311, 329–32, 363, 380–81
Melody Maker (publication), 103–04, 146, 251, 261, 269
Michaels, Lorne, 256
Migliori, Jay, 116
Miller, Steve, 390
Moby Grape, 171
Moffitt, Steve, 241
The Monkey’s Uncle (film), 88
“Monster Mash,” 73
Monterey Pop Festival, 170–71
Moody Blues, 307–08
Morgan, Dorinda, 38, 41–42, 50
Morgan, Lorrie, 384
Moss, Jerry, 376
“Mount Vernon and Fairway,” 405–06
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 196
Mr. T, 310
“Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow,” 149–50, 163, 166
Muppets’ cover of “Kokomo,” 330
Murphy, James B., 85
musicians as goodwill ambassadors, 219–22
music industry
changes in the, 49
drug abuse deaths in, 266–267
new studio technology and novel sounds, 125, 137–38, 230–31, 416–17
profits, distribution of, 56–57
teenagers and their influence, 49–50, 58–59
“My Generation,” 171
“Nadine,” 29
“Never Learn Not to Love,” 209
New Musical Express (publication), 143–44
Newsweek (publication), 257–58
Newton, Wayne, 303–04
Nightline (TV show), 309
Nimitz, Jack, 116
Nolan, Tom, 162
Noone, Peter, 414
nostalgia of the 1970s, 246–47
O’Connor, Garrett, 147
O’Jays, 306
“The Old Soldier,” 23
Oliver, Sue (fourth wife), 268
Olsen, Mary-Kate and Ashley, 314
One Life to Live (TV show), 331
Operation Desert Storm, 382
Orbison, Roy, 89
Our Freaky Friends (later Pet Sounds), 133
Pacific Ocean Blue, 272–74
“Pacific Ocean Blues,” 272–73
Paley, Andy, 383
Pamplin, Rushton (“Rocky”), 266, 275–78, 295–96
“Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow,” 97
Pappas, Connie, 217
Parks, Van Dyke, 149, 152, 156, 159, 163, 241, 330
payola, getting around, 60
Pendletones, 39. See also Beach Boys
People (publication), 256
Peskin, Joel, 331
Pet Sounds (formerly Our Freaky Friends), 127, 131–36, 159, 161, 240, 353, 392, 395
Phillips, John, 329–30
Phillips, Mackenzie, 246
Piesen, Christopher, 323–25
Piesen, Jacquelyne (fifth wife), 317–25, 351–52, 363–64, 381–82, 386, 402, 421–22
“Pisces Brothers,” 192–93
Points of Light Foundation, 379
Polanski, Roman, 211
Presley, Elvis, 51
Preston, Billy, 250
Primetime Live (TV show), 349
“Proud Mary,” 359
publishing rights, re-acquiring, 223–27
radio as the gateway to success, 60
Rave (publication), 209
Rea, William J., 362, 369, 372
Ready Steady Go! (TV show), 102–03
Reagan, Nancy, 302–04
Record Mirror (publication), 206–07
Redondo Beach, CA, 35
Regan, Russ, 42
Reynolds, Dick, 29
“Rhapsody in Blue,” 24
“Rhinestone Cowboy,” 109
Rieley, Jack, 232–33, 240, 243
“Right Lane,” 289–90
“Riot in Cell Block No. 9,” 233
Rishikesh, India, 181–93
Ritz, Lyle, 116
Roberts, Howard, 116
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, 325, 327–29
“Rock and Roll Music,” 258, 261
Rolling Stone (publication), 161–62, 164, 249, 250, 256, 333–34, 335–36
Rolling Stones, 101–02, 219, 328
Rosemary’s Baby (film), 211
Ross, Diana, 328
Roth, David Lee, 311, 342, 414
Rovell, Irv, 66–67
Rovell, Mae, 66–67
Rovell, Marilyn, 66–67, 90–91, 106, 151, 162, 253–54, 266
Rubber Soul, 124
“Runaway,” 292
Russell, Leon, 116
Sachen, Terry, 131
“Sail On, Sailor,” 241, 401, 402
Samuels, Solon, 346
Sanchez, Jessica, 414
“Sanctified Lady,” 101
“San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”, 329
Sawyer, Diane, 349
Schilling, Jerry, 279, 287, 296–97
Sea of Tunes music publishing company, 78, 92–93, 223–27, 341–42, 355–58, 375, 376
Sebring, Jay, 211
Seconds (film), 150
session players, 66, 74, 115–16
“Sexual Healing,” 101
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 136, 170, 186
Shalomanakee ritual, 90
“She Knows Me Too Well,” 111
“She Loves You,” 87
“Shut Down,” 64
Shut Down Volume 2, 94–95
“Sister Golden Hair,” 260
“Sloop John B,” 134, 366–67, 398
Smile, 148–49, 151, 156, 157–58, 161–62, 384. See also Brian Wilson Presents Smile
Smith, Kate, 246
“Smokey Joe’s Café,” 329
“Society’s Child,” 157
Somer, Abe, 225–26, 355–57, 376
“sonic oasis,” music as a, 121
Sounds of Summer, 395
South by Southwest (SXSW), 315
Spector, Phil, 73–75, 84, 150, 412
St. Martin, Francis Emily (first wife), 32–34, 68–69
Stack-o-Tracks, 199–200
Stamos, John, 313–14, 331, 400, 414
STARServ, 379–80
Stern, Howard, 343
Stillman, Philip, 367
Strong, Maurice, 381
“Student Demonstration Time,” 233
“Sumahama,” 283
Sumako, 283
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!), 113
Summer in Paradise, 314
“Summer in Paradise,” 380–81
Sunflower, 230–32
Sunkist Orange Soda, 312–13
“Sunshine Superman,” 186–87
“Surf City,” 62
“Surfer Girl,” 75, 249, 307, 401
surfing culture, 35–37, 39–40, 44–45
“Surfin’ Safari,” 46–47, 52, 58–59, 246
“Surfin’ USA,” 61–64, 258, 260, 365–66, 374
“Surf’s Jam,” 65
“Surf’s Up,” 151, 157, 239–40, 248, 417
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, 187
“Sweet Little Sixteen,” 61–62, 258, 365–66
Szekely, Edmond Bordeaux, 175, 228
T.A.M.I. Show (Teenage Music International), 99, 101–02
Tammy Wynette Remembered, 384
Taylor, Derek, 145–46, 156, 157, 169
“Ten Little Indians,” 58
That’s Why God Made the Radio, 398
“Their Hearts Were Full of Spring,” 39, 40–41
“Then I Kissed Her,” 169
“Third Stone from the Sun,” 171
“This Whole World,” 375
Thomas, Joe, 383, 385, 397, 399, 402
Three Dog Night, 307
“Ticket to Ride,” 113
Tierney, Jim, 341–42, 360, 362, 370
“T M,” 257
“To Know Him Is to Love Him,” 74
Top of the Pops (TV show), 143
Torrence, Dean, 259, 265–66, 414. See also Jan and Dean
“To Sir with Love,” 143
Tower Records, 77
Townshend, Pete, 171
Transcendental Meditation (TM), 176, 178–81, 185, 187–91, 237–38, 267, 320
travelogue approach to lyrics, 329
“Tutti-Frutti,” 331
UNICEF gala of 1967, 176–77
“Unleash the Love,” 415
Vedic rituals, 361–62
Veterans Affairs, alternative therapies offered by Department of, 411–12
Vietnam War, 154–56
violence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, 196, 197–98, 218–19, 232–33
Wagner, Bill, 132
Wall of Sound effect, 74
“The Warmth of the Sun,” 82–84, 111, 192, 414
The Washington Post (publication), 305
Waters family, 415
Watson, Charles “Tex,” 215
Watt, James, 301–04
Watts riots of 1965, 120–21
“What’s Going On,” 100
“When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)”, 91–92, 97, 192, 368
White, Timothy, 163
Who, 218
Williams, Hank, Jr., 306
Williams, Paul, 148
Wilson, Audree Korthof (aunt), 24, 58, 92–93, 227–28, 299, 319, 353–54, 364, 388–89
Wilson, Brian (cousin), 21, 37
abuse and bullying suffered, 25, 91, 346–49, 353–54
audition for the Morgans, 39
blame for his downfall, 160–62
Capitol Records, relationship with, 66
Capitol Records studio, recording in, 57–58
comeback, 305
compulsive habits, 252
confidence vs. fear, 158
controlled by Eugene Landy, 254–56, 292–93, 309–10, 331–32, 333–41, 342–49
discomfort with touring and performing, 66, 90–91, 107–08, 261, 400
drug use, 105–06, 132, 150–51, 158–59, 162–64, 224–25, 227, 275–78, 295, 346–48
erratic behavior and paranoia, 149–51, 153
first singing performance, 23
“Good Vibrations,” 136–41
hearing loss, 24
hip counterculture, interest in, 148–49, 152, 161
marriage to Marilyn, 106, 124, 151, 162, 266
media’s interest in, 148–49, 257
mental illness and brain damage caused by drugs, 159–60, 164, 279, 292, 349, 367, 371, 375
music production, working in, 73–75, 129–30, 172–73
mysticism and spirituality, search for, 137, 150–51
obsession with Phil Spector, 73–75, 107
portrayed as a genius, 145–47, 164
quits college, 52
reputation as a dictator in the studio, 129–31
seclusion, 252–56
solo career, 333–34
talent as an arranger, 85, 116, 145–47
Transcendental Meditation, involvement with, 181–82
voice difficulties, 257
working with Tony Asher, 126–29, 135
Wilson, Carl (cousin), 22, 26–27, 48, 52, 111, 124, 140, 146–47, 154–56, 170, 219, 239–40, 257–58, 265, 274–75, 284–85, 289, 291–92, 349, 385–90
Wilson, Carnie, 414
Wilson, Charles (uncle), 3
Wilson, Coral (“Buddy”) (grandfather), 2–3, 227–28
Wilson, Dennis (cousin), 22, 26, 35–37, 39, 48, 52, 69, 72–73, 123–24, 151, 178, 199, 203–11, 212, 214–15, 231, 241–42, 250–51, 257–58, 265–66, 272–74, 275–79, 293–301, 308
Wilson, Edith (grandmother), 2–4
Wilson, Murry (uncle), 3, 22–24, 27, 38, 41, 50–51, 57–59, 67, 79–80, 91–93, 112–13, 224–28, 337, 355–58
Wilson, Rita, 414
Wilson, Wendy, 414
“Wind Chimes,” 151
“Wishing You Were Here,” 249
“Wonderful,” 151
Woodstock Festival, 218–19
World Pacific Studio, 41–42, 47
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” 130, 136, 255, 368
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Wilson), 352–54
“Wrecking Crew” session players, 74
Wynette, Tammy, 384
Yetnikoff, Walter, 279
You Again? (TV show), 314
“You Are So Beautiful,” 250–51, 261, 298
“You Still Believe in Me,” 128–29, 131, 135
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” 414