Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Sweet Insanity by Marilyn Lee Andy Paley
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Sweet Insanity by Marilyn Lee Andy Paley. Andrew "Andy" Paley (born 1952) is an American songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has been active since the late 1960s. His work includes stints as a producer for Madonna, the Ramones, Jonathan Richman, Debbie Harry and Brian Wilson. In the 1970s he was one half of the Paley Brothers, a power pop duo formed with his brother Jonathan Paley. Contents. Personal life and early career. Andy was the son of Henry Paley, a college administrator and lobbyist, [2] and Cabot Barber Paley, a teacher and therapist. [1] He was the third of five children and grew up near Albany, New York. [1] His younger sister Sarah is married to former U.S. senator Bob Kerrey. In 2010, he married Heather Crist in a ceremony officiated by Kerrey. [3] He began performing in his early teens as a drummer and singer for local Albany-area bands before moving to Boston. He was a founding member of and the drummer for the Boston, Massachusetts band, Catfish Black, which also included future Modern Lovers members Jerry Harrison and Ernie Brooks. The band was renamed the Sidewinders and was later joined by Billy Squier. The band performed around Boston and in NYC at venues like Max's Kansas City. They released an album, produced by Lenny Kaye, which featured songs written and sung by Paley. The Sidewinders broke up in the mid-1970s. Paley then played on Elliott Murphy's album Night Lights , and performed with Jonathan Richman after the break-up of the original Modern Lovers. [4] The Paley Brothers. Andy went on to form The Paley Brothers [5] with his younger brother Jonathan, a guitar/bass player and singer who also was part of the early Boston punk scene and had played with Boston and NYC bands such as Mong. They disintegrated as an act in 1979 when Jonathan joined the Nervous Eaters. Although the Nervous Eaters collapsed after Ric Ocasek, who had produced their demo, was not permitted to produce their second album," [6] the Paley Brothers did not reform. Said Jonathan, "It was more of an evolution. Andy went on the road with Patti Smith's band and got into production work; I went and sailed around the world." [7] Collaborative work. In 1979, Andy Paley played guitar on Jonathan Richman's album Back in Your Life , and continued to perform on and off with Richman and later incarnations of the Modern Lovers, and produce many of their recordings, through the 1980s. He produced Richman's 1985 album Rockin' and Romance. Andy then focused on songwriting, session work and record production and working with Madonna, k.d. lang, Mandy Barnett, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Brenda Lee, Little Richard and many others. Brian Wilson. In 1988, Paley produced and co-wrote songs on Wilson's solo comeback album Brian Wilson , and continued to work with him on unreleased material in the 1990s. [8] He also co-wrote songs on Wilson's Gettin' In Over My Head (2004). Film and television work. He produced the soundtracks for Dick Tracy (1990) and A Walk on the Moon (1999) and wrote the original music for Traveller (1997, starring Bill Paxton). In 2009 he contributed to the soundtrack of World's Greatest Dad , directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and starring Robin Williams. He also wrote the musical score for Season One of Showtime's The L Word . [ citation needed ] Paley wrote and produced the music for Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants. He and Tom Kenny – the voice of SpongeBob – co-wrote the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album (2012). He leads the Andy Paley Orchestra, which provides the music for The Thrilling Adventure & Supernatural Suspense Hour , a theater group in Los Angeles that performs original stage productions in the style of old radio melodramas. [ citation needed ] Brian Wilson facts: Looking back at the Beach Boys legend's life and career. Brian Wilson is one of the true greats of pop and rock history, and one of the most gifted musicians of his generation. The Beach Boys co-founder was the chief songwriter of the legendary group's biggest hits, and he ended up influencing countless artists that came after him. Here are all the important and fascinating facts about Brian Wilson that every fan should know: Who is Brian Wilson? Brian Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is most famous for co-founding the Beach Boys. Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen international hits for the group, including 'Good Vibrations' and 'God Only Knows'. Read more: Brian Wilson performs 'God Only Knows' at home - video. He is known for his unorthodox approaches to writing pop music, for his expert use of recording techniques. He has also battled lifelong mental illness. He is generally considered to be one of the most innovative songwriters of the 20th century. How old is Brian Wilson and where is he from? Brian Wilson was born on June 20, 1942, and celebrated his 78th birthday in 2020. He was born in Inglewood, California, and was the eldest son of Audree Neva and Murry Wilson, a musician and machinist. His two younger brothers were Dennis and Carl, who were also members of the Beach Boys. Brian's father said that, as a baby, he could repeat the melody from 'When the Caissons Go Rolling Along' after only a few verses had been sung to him. Aged just two, Wilson heard George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue', and that moment changed his life forever. At a young age, he was discovered to have poor hearing in his right ear. The exact cause of this hearing loss is unknown, with theories ranging from him being born partially deaf, to a blow to the head from his father, or a neighborhood bully. When did he form the Beach Boys? Aged 16, Brian Wilson was sharing a bedroom with his brothers, Dennis and Carl – aged 13 and 11, respectively. After watching his father play piano and listening to the harmonies of vocal groups such as the Four Freshmen, Brian would teach family members how to sing the background harmonies. Read more: The Beach Boys' best ever songs. For his birthday, Brian received a reel-to-reel tape recorder. He taught himself how to overdub, using his vocals and those of Carl and their mother. Family gatherings brought the Wilsons closer with cousin Mike Love. Later, Brian, Love and two friends performed at a high school concert. Brian also knew Al Jardine, a high school classmate. Brian suggested to Jardine that they team up with his cousin and brother Carl. Love then gave the new band its name: 'The Pendletones', a pun on 'Pendleton', a style of woolen shirt. Dennis was the only surfer in the group, and he suggested that the group write songs that celebrated surfing and the lifestyle in Southern California. What health issues has he had and who was Eugene Landy? After his father's death in 1973, Wilson secluded himself in the chauffeur's quarters of his house, where he spent most of his time sleeping, drinking, doing drugs, overeating, and other self-destructive behaviour. He also attempted to drive his car off a cliff, and demanded that he be pushed into and buried in a grave that he had dug. Wilson became a patient under psychotherapist Eugene Landy's program in 1975. In 1982, Landy was re-employed as Wilson's therapist, and also became his executive producer, business manager, co-songwriter, and business adviser. Landy went on to co-produce Wilson's debut solo album Brian Wilson in 1988 and its unreleased follow-up Sweet Insanity, as well as allegedly ghostwriting chapters of Wilson's disowned memoir Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story. Brian Wilson in 1982. Picture: Getty. In 1989, Landy agreed to let the state of California revoke his professional license due to accusations of ethical violations and patient misconduct. Wilson continued to see Landy a restraining order in 1992 stopped Landy from contacting him ever again. Wilson soon started receiving normal medical treatment and, by the late 1990s, he started performing and recording again as a solo artist. He is diagnosed as a schizoaffective with mild manic depression. He regularly experiences auditory hallucinations. Is he married and does he have any children? From 1964 to 1979, Wilson was married to Marilyn Rovell. They had two daughters together: Carnie and Wendy, who went on to form two-thirds of the Wilson Phillips. In 1995, Wilson married Melinda Kae Ledbetter, a car saleswoman and former model. They met in 1986, but Landy put an end to their relationship. Wilson and Ledbetter reconnected in 1992, and married three years later. The Untold Truth Of Brian Wilson. When one thinks of the Beach Boys, there are usually a few specific things that come to mind. Things like catching a wave, needing some help from some woman named Rhonda, and having fun, fun, fun 'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away. Much of the band's formidable output over the decades has skewed toward the lighter side of the musical and lyrical spectrum, which is a touch ironic. The band's de facto leader (and, for most of their existence, chief composer, songwriter, and producer) Brian Wilson has never exactly been a happy-go-lucky guy. A great deal of Wilson's life has been one big struggle — against his bandmates, addiction, mental illness, and his own limitations — and considering everything he's gone through, it's kind of a miracle that a) he's still kicking around, and b) he literally changed the way pop music is recorded and produced forever.