The Real Beach Boy: Dennis Wilson (Jon Stebbins)
“A terrific read… written with great
love and passion… an engrossing tale of his too short life.”-
Goldmine
In Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy, Jon Stebbins
candidly and passionately tells the first in-depth story about
one of rock and roll's most intriguing figures - the drummer
and founding member of a legendary band. A sunkissed surfer
on the beaches of California, with an insatiable sexual appetite
and dare-devil approach to life, Dennis Wilson was the wild
and reckless brother who fired Brian Wilson's imagination and
helped spark a cultural tidal wave in the form of the Beach
Boys. His life was a short, brilliant, intoxicating ride that
ended in addiction, despair, and finally self-destruction at
age 39.
When asked in a recent interview about his brother's
musical talents, Brian - always known as the truly gifted Beach
Boy - admitted that Dennis "was a genius in his own right."
With a keen eye for detail, Jon Stebbins plunges into the manic
and melodic life of the man to create a splendid harmony of
his own.
