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The man who invented the Sound of Summer: He was the genius behind The Beach Boys, but his abusive father drove him to years of ruinous drug addiction - until he was saved by the love of his second wife, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
From his brutal childhood - beaten so badly by his monstrous father that he was deaf in one ear - to his decades of paranoid, drug-addled seclusion, he fought a constant battle against the world.
Original members of The Beach Boys, from left, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Brian Wilson appear onstage during ABC's 'Good Morning America' summer concert series, June 15, 2012, in New York With his younger brothers, friend David Marks – later replaced by Al Jardine – and surf-loving cousin Mike Love, they recorded a number simply called Surfin' at their own expense. (L-R) Al Jardine, David Marks, Frank Marshall, Brian Wilson, Blondie Chaplin, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston attend the world premiere of Disney+ documentary 'The Beach Boys' at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on May 21, 2024
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