A Review of Barney Hoskyns' "Hotel California"
By DJ M on October 22nd, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
SPERO NEWS "[Charles] Manson knew Neil Young, Byrds producer Terry Melcher, and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, who dubbed him 'The Wizard.' The 'intense, unhinged ex-con' penned such tunes as 'Sick City,' 'Look at Your Game, Girl,' and 'Cease to Exist.' (The Beach Boys 'adapted' the latter song, renamed it 'Never Learn Not to Love,' and included it on their 20/20 album.)"