Brian Wilson doesn’t give long answers, and when one is required he hollers for assistance. Wilson will soon publish a memoir, I Am Brian Wilson, based on interviews he conducted with co-author Ben Greenman. When I ask Wilson if it’s always the same chair, he says: “Same chair.” Why does it make a difference? In the early pages of I Am Brian Wilson, he describes a typical conversation with his wife, Melinda. • This is an edited extract from I Am Brian Wilson: The Genius Behind The Beach Boys, by Brian Wilson, published on 11 October by Coronet, at £20.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2016 10:02 UTC