BLOOD ON THE TRACKS Season 4: The Brian Wilson Story

Sometimes you can find redemption, but you have to find it for yourself. No one is going to give it to you. You can’t find it in a movie or a song. You can only find it inside yourself. In the 21st century, decades after his pursuit of an unfinished teenage symphony to God that drove him to the edge of sanity, Brian Wilson found his redemption. But he also found something else, too: the realization of a dream that he thought had died long ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beach Boys stage an intervention to get Brian the help he needs just as he reaches what he thinks is the bottom. He’s pulled out of the darkness by a doctor – a man Brian immediately recognizes as his savior. But Brian’s vision isn’t clear. He can’t see the doctor for who he really is: not the person who will set Brian free, but rather keep him trapped in a different kind of prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After months of frustration, the Beach Boys abandon Smile to work on new music. But for Brian it’s not that easy. He’s quickly losing control. He’s betrayed by those meant to be closest to him. And one of his brothers is flirting with a dark and disturbing group of people living on the fringes of society…a so-called family that may or may not infiltrate the warm and sunny climes of the Beach Boys’ world. SOURCES Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out) The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out) The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian) The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge) Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine) A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover) The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio) “Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube) The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut) Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS) Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone) Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone) ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001) Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out) How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post) 'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail) The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out) The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker) Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow: Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm Facebook: Double Elvis Productions BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian is haunted by the Monterey Pop Festival, John Lennon’s voice, and the disapproval of his fellow Beach Boys. He finally goes off the deep end – literally, straight into the deep end of his pool where he holds band meetings, far away from the prying eyes and ears of the people he thinks are watching him. SOURCES Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out) The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out) The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian) The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge) Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine) A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover) The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio) “Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube) The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut) Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS) Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone) Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone) ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001) Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out) How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post) 'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail) The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out) The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker) Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow: Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm Facebook: Double Elvis Productions BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the Beach Boys began to work on Smile, Brian Wilson was already expanding his mind with the aid of LSD. The drug proved to be a point of contention with other band members, who bristled at Brian's newfound mind-altering methodology. Brian's LSD intake didn't just spark arguments between the Beach Boys. LSD made a black-and-white appear in Technicolor for the first time. It made water taste like it fell straight from heaven. It made musical notation come alive, notes and staffs just floating in the air. But LSD also brought with it a rising feeling of anxiety. The walls got bigger. Every room was suffocating. And before too long...the voices began to speak inside Brian's head. SOURCES Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out) The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out) The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian) The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge) Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine) A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover) The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio) “Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube) The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut) Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS) Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone) Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone) ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001) Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out) How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post) 'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail) The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out) The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker) Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow: Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm Facebook: Double Elvis Productions BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1966, Brian Wilson planned to follow up the Beach Boys' groundbreaking album Pet Sounds with an even bigger musical statement. He was writing a teenage symphony to God. That album, Smile, was never finished. Instead, Brian slowly unraveled, as the pressure to make something profound weighed heavy on him. He worried that he wasn’t good enough. He worried that he was a failure in the eyes of the record company, his band, his peers, and his own father. He thought his house was bugged. He thought the music he was making conjured some strange voodoo that had a disastrous impact on the real world. He became paranoid. He self-medicated with amphetamines, hash, and LSD. He held meetings in his swimming pool. He imagined people who weren’t there. And eventually, in 1967, he went off the proverbial deep end. Did the real Brian Wilson ever resurface? Part true crime, part historical fiction, part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, and featuring the fictionalized voice Brian Wilson, BLOOD ON THE TRACKS sounds like nothing you’ve heard before. Because you can’t push the needle into the red without leaving a little blood on the tracks. Listen to BLOOD ON THE TRACKS: THE BRIAN WILSON STORY beginning August 15.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nine days after his near-fatal accident, Bob Dylan has become increasingly consumed with his own mortality. He sees the world as a much older, and perhaps wiser, man. He has died as many times as he has lived. Bleak winters in Minnesota have taken their toll. So has the life of a touring musician. There’s also another brush with fate on yet another motorcycle…a harrowing moment that he may never escape. SOURCES Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out) The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out) The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian) The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge) Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine) A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover) The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio) “Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube) The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut) Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS) Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone) Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone) ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001) Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out) How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post) 'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail) The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out) The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker) Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow: Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm Facebook: Double Elvis Productions BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Dylan continues to recover from his motorcycle accident in upstate New York. He thinks of the things he’s done that he’s not proud of. The depths to which he’s sunk, only to find that you can always go lower. He worries that the words will stop coming. He yearns to hide in the skin of someone who is not Bob Dylan. Someone who can play “dead” one moment and break hearts the next. Someone who plays a pink guitar. Someone who sees the touch of grey in every silver lining. SOURCES Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out) The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out) The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian) The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge) Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine) A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover) The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio) “Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube) The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut) Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS) Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone) Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone) ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001) Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out) How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post) 'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail) The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out) The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker) Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow: Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm Facebook: Double Elvis Productions BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the fifth day of his recovery from a motorcycle accident, Bob Dylan begins to hallucinate. He claims he’s not only seen our Lord and savior, but that he’s had a close encounter with Jesus Christ himself. It’s an encounter that changes him forever. Don’t believe him? That’s fine. But everyone serves somebody. And you just might question what it is you do and don’t believe after hearing his story. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Dylan continues to spend his days recovering from his accident thinking about change. And not just artistic change, but physical change. From New York he goes to Nashville in his mind, where he’s callously snubbed by Jerry Lee Lewis, lovingly embraced by Johnny Cash, and hopelessly drunk on Leprechaun Cocktails with some of the finest musicians Music City has to offer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In July 1966, Bob Dylan crashed his Triumph 500 motorcycle in upstate New York. As he recovers in the privacy of a doctor’s home, he thinks about the death of folk music at Newport. About a piece of history gone missing for decades. Pete Seeger, wielding an ax. Andy Warhol and two Elvis Presleys. Shakespeare and a dog named Hamlet. And what really happened on that road in Woodstock, when the Bob Dylan you thought you knew…died. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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