Remembering Brian Wilson, how he resurrected his masterpiece ‘SMiLE’

Musical visionary Brian Wilson’s family announced on Wednesday that the Beach Boys’ co-founder died at 82. Biographer David Leaf has been a close friend of Wilson for more than 45 years, and his new book is “SMiLE: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson.”

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Credits

Guest:

  • David Leaf - adjunct professor at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music and the author of “SMiLE: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson.”

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Stephen Gregory, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross