Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Carl Wilsonwas an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys, and his personal life exemplified the "California Myth" that the band's early songs often celebrated. He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson, who was later convicted of murder conspiracy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth4 December 1944
CityHawthorne, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Loneliness is a very special place, Silently silently you touch my face
I can tell you the day The Beach Boys will no longer exist - never. We'll be on stage in wheelchairs.
I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got so excited hearing it on the radio that Carl threw up.
Brian was the oldest, I was in the middle and Carl was the baby. I was the troublemaker. Brian got great grades and Carl got the kind of grades I did. I failed everything. I was too busy fighting and running wild.
They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will.
On the beach, you can live in bliss.
The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music.
The thing I wonder about is where does Brian's creative spark come from? Not his subjects or anything, but his spark. What makes it so great for me is that I really don't know. There's a mystery behind Brian, even to me.
He just had a very unique way of expressing himself physically with his kids.
Parents on their own have senior pictures taken outside of the school.
There was police cars everywhere, detectives cars everywhere, there was crime scene tape around this. And for somebody to do this to her, it just an outrage, really.
I think it's fantastic. It was so wonderful to see all the friends and family out here to support us. We want to find Christie and we want justice served.
My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me.
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