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.

Brian’s lost masterpiece, Smile, continues to lurk in the background. It’s there when Brian’s troubled and talented brother, Dennis, takes one last swim in the Pacific Ocean blue. It’s there as Brian claws his way out of the grip of the doctor who keeps him apart from health, love, and happiness. And it’s there as he prepares his triumphant return, not as a Beach Boy – but as someone he’s just discovering. Himself.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.

Brian continues to lose control. And not just of his band and the music he makes. He loses self-control and becomes so dependent on drugs that he pays someone to deliver them to him. He loses control of his car and nearly kills himself in a crash. And then he loses control of himself – in front of one of the biggest rock ‘n roll stars of all time.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’s troubled relationship with his controlling and abusive father comes into focus. Paul McCartney stops by a California recording studio to chew some celery into a microphone. And the tragedies of the past threaten to echo endlessly into the future. 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.

The pressure builds in Brian's mind as he continues to work on Smile with the Beach Boys. His vision is completely out of step with what the others expect. A new collaborator butts heads with the band. His father, Murray, and his idol, famed record producer Phil Spector, haunt him. And just when things seem like they'll never get back on track, inspiration strikes in the form of a trusted advisor...but the advice Brian receives leads to another in a long line of disappointments. 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.

Things are pretty calm around here at the moment, but sometimes they get a little shaky. Where are we? We're inside the mind of Brian Douglas Wilson, of course, the genius behind the Beach Boys' unprecedented masterpiece Pet Sounds. There are lots of things in here...songs, melodies, ideas...but there are also many dark corners for things to lurk in. For people to lurk in. As Brian continues to work on the band's follow-up to Pet Sounds, a so-called teenage symphony to God called Smile, the dark corners of his mind come alive. That's when the vibrations turned from good...to bad.   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.

Trees grow tall, leaves fall, rivers dry up, and flowers die. New people are born every day. Life doesn’t stop. Sometimes things can change in an instant—a gunshot to the head, a man losing control of a motorbike—but sometimes things take years to change. And sometimes, like in the curious case of Bob Dylan, a man can go through a lifetime of change in just ten days.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.

As Bob Dylan’s physical injuries continue to heal, there is a growing concern that mental problems are only beginning to surface. He struggles with an identity crisis. Did he really introduce the Beatles to marijuana? Did he actually steal movie reels of an unreleased film from one of the most famous directors in the world? And what on earth was he doing inside a complete stranger’s house in London…what was it he was waiting for? 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.

Courtrooms, contracts, lawyers, and loss. Stalkers, divorcees, punk rockers, and the wrong harmonica. These are the things on Bob Dylan’s mind as he continues to endure a secret recovery at a doctor’s private house in upstate New York. Dylan’s future continues to unfold from behind his eyes. He changes. So much that he begins to forget who he is. Or was. Who he will be, in 20 years’ time…a complete unknown. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee 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.

When a man wears a mask, he’s gonna tell you the truth. That’s what Bob Dylan is thinking about as he continues his recovery from his motorcycle accident: being masked and not-so-anonymous on a rambling spectacle of a tour that feels more like the Greatest Show on Earth than a rock concert. Dylan’s fever dream-like state allows him to peek into the future…a future full of gypsies, boxers, sad-eyed ladies, and a homicide that would result in one of the toughest legal battles of his life. 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.

As Bob Dylan continues to recover from his accident, he remembers another motorcycle crash, one that took the life of a biker with a suspiciously familiar name. Robert Zimmerman, president of the San Bernardino chapter of the Hell’s Angels, dies on the road at the very moment that another Robert Zimmerman, this one from Minnesota, becomes Bob Dylan on stage in New York. 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.

In 1966, Bob Dylan crashed his Triumph motorcycle on a road in upstate New York. And then he disappeared. For ten days, as Dylan recovered privately in the house of a local doctor, no one knew where he was. When he resurfaced, he was transformed. He looked different. He sounded different. What exactly happened to Bob Dylan during those ten days? Was he simply recovering from injuries sustained during the accident? Detoxing from heavy drug use? Was he suffering a mental breakdown? Or had the Bob Dylan you thought you knew...died?BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. BLOOD ON THE TRACKS returns on Thursday, March 2 with season 3 - A BOB DYLAN STORY.Follow BLOOD ON THE TRACKS on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts. This podcast is explicit and contains adult content.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holden Caulfield, the fictional narrator of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, comes to life to explain exactly why Mark David Chapman’s plan didn’t work – and exactly why Mark David Chapman is himself one of the greatest phonies of all time. Holden also imagines what the 1980s would have been like with John Lennon alive and well, making more music and marching in more rallies.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go inside the mind of the man who received messages from both God and the Devil. The man who thought he would step into the pages of a dog-eared paperback with one unspeakable deed. The man who took a dreamer from the world. Mark David Chapman tells the chilling story of just how and why he assassinated John Lennon.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the 1970s came to a close, John Lennon famously withdrew from the public eye to focus on his family life. He was no longer appearing on television shows and peace rallies to rail against the confusion and destruction wrought by the political powers of the world. But as one of those television hosts, Dick Cavett, attests, John was anything but dormant during this period. He nearly made a surprise live appearance on a late-night TV show. He nearly died when he went on a sailing expedition through the Bermuda Triangle. And as his public profile began to increase again, the private security that he and Yoko hired to protect them began to raise some very valid concerns.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the 1970s wore on, John Lennon found himself at a crossroads. Was he a pop singer or an artist? Would he continue to be a musician at all, or instead would he retreat into quiet family life? Enter David Bowie, who managed to find a way to help John be all of those things at once, while at the same time making Bowie bigger than ever in the United States. Bowie’s tales about John involve the usual vices, drugs like cocaine – but also some very unexpected and unorthodox hallucinogens on the backstreets of Hong Kong.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elton John and John Lennon had a special relationship. It very well may have been the deepest and closest relationship that John had with another musician after Paul McCartney. Elton explains how he and John hid out from Andy Warhol in a hotel room; how one of the most legendary bets in rock ‘n roll history led to John making an unexpected appearance at Madison Square Garden; and how John’s brush with UFOs makes us reevaluate just exactly what we think is real.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was Harry Nilsson a bad influence on John Lennon? Or was John Lennon a bad influence on Harry Nilsson? Harry ponders this very question as he takes a very inebriated stroll down a memory lane. It’s on this journey that John and Harry consume far too many Brandy Alexanders, Harry tries to get Paul McCartney to take a horse tranquilizer, Harry literally shreds his vocal cords, and John makes a heroic stand at RCA Records.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Moon, wild man drummer for the Who, has plenty of his own stories to tell, from chopping up hotel rooms with a hatchet to dunking a Lincoln Continental in a Holiday Inn’s pool. He was one of John’s frequent fellow partiers during John’s “lost weekend” in Los Angeles, which was longer than a weekend and even more lost than you’d initially assume. And as Keith Moon explains, the trouble that he and John got up to during that lost weekend was more than fun and games: it nearly got John Lennon killed.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To settle a copyright lawsuit, John Lennon begins a disastrous recording project with one of the most disastrous producers in the biz: Phil Spector. The former “tycoon of teen” attempts to helm John’s rock ‘n roll covers album in Los Angeles, which quickly devolves into drunken hijinks, all while a threatening music executive presents serious challenges. Plus, Spector reveals the reason why John and Yoko wanted to be in the United States in the first place – and it’s not what you think.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As John Lennon becomes the most famous political dissident in America, President Richard Nixon becomes increasingly paranoid. Nixon defends his legacy as well as the lengths to which his administration went in order to silence the rabble rousing ex-Beatle. Nixon’s own fears led him to believe that John wouldn’t just sway the youth vote, but that he would violently disrupt the country. Nixon’s tales include wiretaps, riots, and even the Godfather himself, James Brown.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Lennon’s second wife and creative muse, Yoko Ono, recalls their time as one of the most simultaneously beloved and feared couples of 1970s New York City. Yoko’s tales include drug busts, government surveillance, robbery, extortion, fear, and paranoia. All this and more in the season two premiere of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS: The John Lennon Story.For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Lennon: Rebel. Radical. Revolutionary. The story of John Lennon’s post-Beatles years in the turbulent, political, and violent 1970s is told from the perspective of those who knew him best. BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, the host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND. It features the fictionalized voices of David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Harry Nilsson, Richard Nixon, Mark David Chapman, and more. Just like John Lennon, this podcast 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. Season 1, The Phil Spector Story, which tells the story of one of the most infamous record producers of all time, is available to binge now in its entirety. This podcast is explicit and features adult content. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Phil Spector faces the rest of his life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, the memories in his head swirl around in a perfect storm of confusion, resentment, misguided anger, and petty entitlement. The words of Lenny Bruce, Ronnie Spector, Keith Richards, Ike Turner, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Harry, John Lennon, Darlene Love, and the late Lana Clarkson continue to haunt him as he pieces together the moments of his life and contemplates the rest of his days. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actress Lana Clarkson meets Phil Spector for the first and last time on a fateful and fatal night in February 2003. She doesn’t know who he is, but is gradually charmed by the stories he tells about The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers, Tina Turner, The Ramones, Elvis Presley, and more. When they end up at Spector’s Alhambra castle, a tipsy night of good fun quickly devolves into a deadly night of head games and murderous mischief. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darlene Love was the anonymous voice behind many of Phil Spector’s earliest chart-topping teenage pop symphonies; songs like “He’s a Rebel” and “He’s the Boy I Love” bear Darlene’s uncredited but unmistakable vocal. Darlene talks about how she struggled to pull herself out of anonymity and into the spotlight, but how every attempt was thwarted by the same person behind the recording console: Phil Spector. Darlene’s story is a story about the battle for legacy in the face of a madman’s oppression. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Let It Be to Imagine to an infamous “lost weekend” in Los Angeles, no Beatle had more face time with Phil Spector than John Lennon. John reminisces on being drunkenly tied to a bed, having a gun fired at him in the studio, and lawyering up simply to get his own session tapes back. Every crazy story has the same crazy common denominator: Phil Spector.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debbie Harry, Blondie frontwoman and siren of the ‘70s NYC punk scene, talks about making the jump from the Big Apple to the City of Angels, with stops at The Whisky, KROQ, American Bandstand, and, of course, Phil Spector’s mansion. Her story is also The Ramones’ story, and both the beauty and the beasts share the good, the bad, and the downright weird in their tales of working with pop music’s most reclusive and abusive record producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leonard Cohen recalls his time with Phil Spector as a time of great confusion and soul searching. It’s also a time of bad omens, punctuated by being held against his will and being held at gunpoint. Despite cameos by Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg, and trips to islands off the coast of Greece and Zen retreats in California, Leonard’s memories keep coming back to one word: guns. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ike Turner goes deep about getting high, about his myriad marriages and drug busts, and about his tempestuous relationship with ex-wife Tina Turner. Game recognizes game when his path crosses Phil Spector’s, and the two engage in a shady tête-à-tête that ends in arson, narcs, and the SWAT team. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rolling Stones’ bad boy guitarist dishes deep on his love for Ronnie Bennett, as well as the lengths he went to in order to keep it a secret from the jealous Phil Spector. In addition to his stories about secret trysts, Keith talks X-rated recording sessions, American cops with itchy trigger fingers, and the wrath of Phil Spector. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leader of the Ronettes, voice behind “Be My Baby,” and the former wife of Phil Spector, Ronnie Spector peels back the curtain to expose the darker side of one of the most infamous couples of the 1960s. Ronnie’s life with Phil takes a nosedive from rubbing elbows with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to being held prisoner in her own house. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Spector’s own personal Socrates, Lenny Bruce, reminisces on the unforgettable time he spent with the Tycoon of Teen. Lenny’s tales involve censorship and the long arm of Johnny Law, Frank Zappa and Merv Griffin, and family secrets revealed after late night deli runs. All this and more in the season one premiere of Blood on the Tracks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Spector: Murderer. Musical genius. His story is told from the perspective of those who knew him best, his famous so-called friends. Blood On The Tracks is part true crime, part historical fiction, part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, the host of the award winning music and true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND, featuring the fictionalized voices of Lenny Bruce, Ronnie Spector, Ike Turner, Debbie Harry and more. Just like Phil Spector, this podcast 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. Blood On The Tracks launches August 12, 2020 and will be released weekly on Wednesdays. This podcast is explicit and features adult content. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.