The Beach Boys’ Smile, originally planned as the follow-up to
Pet Sounds and ultimately abandoned due to Brian Wilson’s mental instability, will be released by Capitol later this year. Wilson and the surviving Beach Boys have backed the project, which will be co-produced by longtime Beach Boys engineer Mark Linett and archivist Alan Boyd. [
Billboard.com]
Months after the release of Keith Richards’ tell-all autobiography, former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor — who replaced Brian Jones and played with the band from 1969 to 1974 — has announced plans to write his own bio. Don’t expect another account of drug-fueled, sex-addled debauchery, however. “I don’t want to write the kind of book that will shock people, about the scandals, sex, drugs and rock and roll,” Taylor explained to Gibson.com, “because Keith’s done that with his book.” [
Spinner.com]
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