The Beach Boys and the California Myth information
1978 book about the Beach Boys
The Beach Boys and the California Myth
Author
David Leaf
Language
English
Subject
The Beach Boys
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1978
Publication place
United States
Pages
192
ISBN
978-0448146256
OCLC
4333916
The Beach Boys and the California Myth is a 1978 biography of the Beach Boys that was written by American author David Leaf, editor and creator of the Pet Sounds fanzine. It was the first full-length book written about the band[1] and an early piece of writing that revealed much of their internal conflicts and family history.[2]
The book was influential in cementing a popular narrative of the band – one that caricatured Brian Wilson as a tortured genius.[3][4] Later biographies, including Heroes and Villains (1986) and Catch a Wave (2006), drew heavily from Leaf's book. Revised editions have been published in 1985 as The Beach Boys and in 2022 as God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth.
^Waller, Don (February 5, 1995). "California Boys". The New York Times.
^Cite error: The named reference LeafUnt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Love 2016, pp. 160–163.
^Sanchez 2014, pp. 24, 99.
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