Dennis was a tragic figure. He had a lot of love and talent in him but he also suffered a lot from both physical abuse in his youth and addictions once he became a musician. He died completely alone, drunk and helpless. A talented and beautiful man, shame what happened him.
I don't see Dennis as a typical rocker tragic figure. He was definitely into drugs, booze and the lifestyle just as Jim Morrison, Hendrix. Some survived some didn't. There wasn't constant news about Dennis during that time, he wasnt a big Rock star. The real crazy one, imo,was Brian. And, unbelievably, he has survived.
@@jazzgal5631no one cares who the media or Rolling Stone magazine decides to deify. The Beach Boys were never the darlings of the rock press and all the better imo. Dennis Wilson was a rock star in every sense of the word.
Love this guy. Pacific Ocean Blue is a masterpiece. He was incapable of being uninteresting. It's when he blew out his voice, he truely found his voice. One of a kind creative force of nature.
Dennis was innovative as a songwriter, but never got the recognition he deserved during his lifetime. How sad that he later became an alcoholic and drug addict, to self--medicate against painful memories. He also had a self--destructive nature, resulting in his tragic drowning in Marina Del Rey on Dec. 28, 1983, at 39. Yet, he was the Beach Boy who put his heart and soul into everything he did. RIP, Dennis. 😭😢😿😿🎸🎹🎹🥁🥁💜🎼🎵
@Paul Forder; Thank you so much for your very respectful, yet sober and realistic thoughts regarding Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. I was deeply saddened at the news of Dennis' tragic drowning. I have always believed that he was indeed the Heart of "The Beach Boys" and it was his Heart which was true inspiration for the Boy's direction early on. Dennis' Love for his Mother and brothers was apparent through out his tragic and tortured life. Brian was Dennis' Idol through out his life, a life cut terribly short as he succumbed to his demons. In 1984, while living in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, I had the pleasure and privilege of expressing my feelings about Dennis to his younger brother Carl to which he gave me a very genuine and heartfelt "Thank You." That meeting will stay with me for the rest of my life. RIP to brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson. Both truly beautiful souls gone before their time.
It's pretty obvious he never recovered from the stuff with Manson. The guilt of not doing more to stop them escalated his drug use and eventually it got the better of him....awful waste of a great talent and man who had so much more to contribute to the world and was not in any way responsible for those obscene killings
Thank you for another great video. I learnt some things which I did not know before. For me, Brian was the brains, Carl was the soul, and Dennis was the Heart! It was a magical combination.
Great video! Dennis was such a huge presence, like all the Wilsons. There's something beautiful about the tragic story of the Wilsons. We want to jump in and help, like they were our own brothers. Dennis' music was amazing. Pacific Ocean Blue is a powerful album. I can't believe he said it lacked substance. Probably just being defensively dismissive. There is so much soul and passion on that album. He had to have poured a lot of love into it, and really believed in it.
If you haven't seen Two-Lane Blacktop you've missed a treat. I watched it not long after it came out without even realising who the cast were. The stillness of the perfomances only becomes more profound when you learn about their lifestyles. We didn't just lose a great musician we lost a great actor as well.
Out of all the Beach Boys it’s Dennis I resonate with the most. I am a middle child as well and I have always been cast as the misfit or black sheep in my household. I am basically a replica of Dennis in the sense of what we had to go through growing up. Heck, I even play drums and surf too. I understand Dennis and I guess that’s why it hurts me so much because I had many of those same demons. I just wish he was still alive. Or to at least be able to tell him how loved he actually is and that he’s not alone.
definitely didn't help him becoming famous and being able to get by without a lot of standard stuff that helps keep us all straight like a regular job everyday. when things come too easily when you are too young it is always a recipe for disaster. you make a mess and then can't climb out of it by the time you realize the fun you were having was a mess you don't want to stay in.
We all loved the bands of those times----but it appears, it was a very dangerous, and unhealthy life-style! Too many damn drugs...That is what destroys good talent, and... Life, in general.
saw an interview with the Wilson brothers and Dennis was so out of it on drugs he couldn't speak coherently or even sit up straight and was just like rolling around and rocking back and forth on the sofa and it didn't even seem to phase Carl or Brian they just kept answering questions
Not really, Dennis picked up these 2 girls that were Manson s followers, and they introduced Manson to Dennis, Tex was already in the whole scene in LA.
@@pascaldeslongchampsmoncton1490 nope its well documented. I was surprised too. Tex was introduced to Manson by Dennis. You are correct the two Manson girls introed Dennis too Manson.
@@paultynan8705 actually it was Dean Moorehouse who introduced Tex to Manson, at Dennis,s house. It’s in his book, Will you die for me. Moorehouse was the father of one of the Manson girl. At that time Dennis was getting tired of Manson and his family, he knew that they were there only to suck him dry.
@@pascaldeslongchampsmoncton1490 I Google it. Seems we're both right. Tex was brought into the fold my Dennis hitchhiking then Moorehouse did the intro to Tex ND Manson. Terrible they ever met!
@@paultynan8705 yeah, unbelievable, that some random meeting can lead too. Tex took Dennis for a ride, Dennis invited Tex to his house, Moorehouse is there, introduce Tex to Manson, and a year later Tex killed 7 strangers, just because Manson asked him, or should I say, brainwashed him to do so. And Dennis did feel guilty about it, and that did lead him to an early grave. What a mess.
The narrator's diction is so poor as to make great portions of the text nothing but mumbo jumbo! It also would have helped if he'd read the text once or twice before narrating this video!!
THANK YOU!!!! I was thinking the same thing when I was listening and trying to understand what was being said!! If you don't know how to pronounce something (like James William QUERCIO) ask someone!!! Also, as previously mentioned...read your text through two or three times before recording. If you can't handle it...find someone who can.
He was destroying himself he never picked friends who were decent but total creeps too bad his parents weren’t Christian they probably could have saved him !
The video was correct. Body was recovered in Marina Del Rey and subsequently committed to the deep in the Santa Barbara Channel from the USCG Cutter Point Judith. The only thing wrong is the date…it was in 1982. It was the only time in my career I saw a full body in a weighted canvas bag jettisoned to the deep…the rest were always cremains.
Pronounce everything more clearly please, especially names of songs, people etc. If you want to have a totally messed up family full of tragedy, strife, substance abuse, violence and senseless death, step right up and move your wife and kiddies to greater LA. Just ask the Wilsons and Carpenters!
Dennis was a tragic figure. He had a lot of love and talent in him but he also suffered a lot from both physical abuse in his youth and addictions once he became a musician. He died completely alone, drunk and helpless. A talented and beautiful man, shame what happened him.
I don't see Dennis as a typical rocker tragic figure. He was definitely into drugs, booze and the lifestyle just as Jim Morrison, Hendrix. Some survived some didn't. There wasn't constant news about Dennis during that time, he wasnt a big Rock star. The real crazy one, imo,was Brian. And, unbelievably, he has survived.
@@jazzgal5631no one cares who the media or Rolling Stone magazine decides to deify. The Beach Boys were never the darlings of the rock press and all the better imo. Dennis Wilson was a rock star in every sense of the word.
Seems like Dennis was on the path to self-destruction his entire life.
Self-destructive behaviour is a typical characteristic result of child abuse.
Love this guy. Pacific Ocean Blue is a masterpiece. He was incapable of being uninteresting. It's when he blew out his voice, he truely found his voice. One of a kind creative force of nature.
The speeded up drumming at the end of Sloop John B - great.
Saw them in concert in the 70s at CW Post College. Dennis came out and played piano , sang Forever. Still remember how sad he seemed. A tortured soul
Dennis was innovative as a songwriter, but never got the recognition he deserved during his lifetime. How sad that he later became an alcoholic and drug addict, to self--medicate against painful memories.
He also had a self--destructive nature, resulting in his tragic drowning in Marina Del Rey on Dec. 28, 1983, at 39.
Yet, he was the Beach Boy who put his heart and soul into everything he did. RIP, Dennis.
😭😢😿😿🎸🎹🎹🥁🥁💜🎼🎵
@Paul Forder; Thank you so much for your very respectful, yet sober and realistic thoughts regarding Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. I was deeply saddened at the news of Dennis' tragic drowning. I have always believed that he was indeed the Heart of "The Beach Boys" and it was his Heart which was true inspiration for the Boy's direction early on. Dennis' Love for his Mother and brothers was apparent through out his tragic and tortured life. Brian was Dennis' Idol through out his life, a life cut terribly short as he succumbed to his demons. In 1984, while living in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, I had the pleasure and privilege of expressing my feelings about Dennis to his younger brother Carl to which he gave me a very genuine and heartfelt "Thank You." That meeting will stay with me for the rest of my life. RIP to brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson. Both truly beautiful souls gone before their time.
It's pretty obvious he never recovered from the stuff with Manson. The guilt of not doing more to stop them escalated his drug use and eventually it got the better of him....awful waste of a great talent and man who had so much more to contribute to the world and was not in any way responsible for those obscene killings
RIP Dennis
Thank you for another great video. I learnt some things which I did not know before.
For me, Brian was the brains, Carl was the soul, and Dennis was the Heart! It was a magical combination.
So true Joel🌟
Like I tell my sister and brother, between the three of us we make a pretty good human!
Beautifully put Joel, I could not agree more.
@@joelsacks210 , I would agree with you their as well. Dennis Wilson was the heart of the beachboys.
Great video! Dennis was such a huge presence, like all the Wilsons. There's something beautiful about the tragic story of the Wilsons. We want to jump in and help, like they were our own brothers. Dennis' music was amazing. Pacific Ocean Blue is a powerful album. I can't believe he said it lacked substance. Probably just being defensively dismissive. There is so much soul and passion on that album. He had to have poured a lot of love into it, and really believed in it.
A sad story of a cool guy.
If you haven't seen Two-Lane Blacktop you've missed a treat. I watched it not long after it came out without even realising who the cast were. The stillness of the perfomances only becomes more profound when you learn about their lifestyles. We didn't just lose a great musician we lost a great actor as well.
Out of all the Beach Boys it’s Dennis I resonate with the most. I am a middle child as well and I have always been cast as the misfit or black sheep in my household. I am basically a replica of Dennis in the sense of what we had to go through growing up. Heck, I even play drums and surf too. I understand Dennis and I guess that’s why it hurts me so much because I had many of those same demons. I just wish he was still alive. Or to at least be able to tell him how loved he actually is and that he’s not alone.
Man their dad really fucked up his sons.
Why blame the dad for Dennis bad choices? What proof do you have that the “dad fucked up his sons”? The other boys thrived.
@@FRANKSNAKE71 It is well documented that Murray was a tyrant and control freak and used some horrific disciplinary methods on his sons.
Omg I didn't know that about hem poor sweet soul namaste
One word- ‘alcohol’
The whole Manson family connection is what really ultimate pushed him over the edge. He went downhill quick after that....
I really think it was nice of President Reagan to do this for the family he was Happy in the Ocean!! Wake Up others!
definitely didn't help him becoming famous and being able to get by without a lot of standard stuff that helps keep us all straight like a regular job everyday. when things come too easily when you are too young it is always a recipe for disaster. you make a mess and then can't climb out of it by the time you realize the fun you were having was a mess you don't want to stay in.
The most interesting Beach Boy?
Him, Carl, and ofc Brian (the brains)
Dennis Wilson is my Idol
Mine too. I used to comb my hair in a Balboa like his back in the mid 70's- mid 80's. So cool!
God bless 🙏 Dennis 💗🌹💯
The film was “Two Lane Blacktop”
English pronunciation needs work.
Woolsin = Wilson?
Dents = Dennis?
I suggest you avoid visiting either Baltimore or Pittsburgh.
We all loved the bands of those times----but it appears, it was a very
dangerous, and unhealthy life-style!
Too many damn drugs...That is what destroys good talent, and...
Life, in general.
saw an interview with the Wilson brothers and Dennis was so out of it on drugs he couldn't speak coherently or even sit up straight and was just like rolling around and rocking back and forth on the sofa and it didn't even seem to phase Carl or Brian they just kept answering questions
After watching this maybe Dennis but im surre the rd Was interesting for all of them so Rip Dennis
This is the worst description of events - I would suggest the narrator look for another profession where speaking in a dull monotone is acceptable
I thought he did a fine job; especially since he didn't have music blaring while he spoke.
@@michaelmelling9333 : your are right - I can’t believe I wrote that - Wasn’t nice or kind, I must have written in the middle of the night😰
@@janepowers6711 I've done the same many times, so don't let it get you down.🤓👍
So when did he change his name to Scot Bakula?
Tex Watson picked up Dennis hitchhiking. Also that Ferrari had belonged to the Murdered Sam Cooke. So Dennis introduced Tex to Charlie. whoa
Not really, Dennis picked up these 2 girls that were Manson s followers, and they introduced Manson to Dennis, Tex was already in the whole scene in LA.
@@pascaldeslongchampsmoncton1490 nope its well documented. I was surprised too. Tex was introduced to Manson by Dennis. You are correct the two Manson girls introed Dennis too Manson.
@@paultynan8705 actually it was Dean Moorehouse who introduced Tex to Manson, at Dennis,s house. It’s in his book, Will you die for me. Moorehouse was the father of one of the Manson girl. At that time Dennis was getting tired of Manson and his family, he knew that they were there only to suck him dry.
@@pascaldeslongchampsmoncton1490 I Google it. Seems we're both right. Tex was brought into the fold my Dennis hitchhiking then Moorehouse did the intro to Tex ND Manson. Terrible they ever met!
@@paultynan8705 yeah, unbelievable, that some random meeting can lead too. Tex took Dennis for a ride, Dennis invited Tex to his house, Moorehouse is there, introduce Tex to Manson, and a year later Tex killed 7 strangers, just because Manson asked him, or should I say, brainwashed him to do so. And Dennis did feel guilty about it, and that did lead him to an early grave. What a mess.
Didn’t he date Christine McVie for a while?
indeed
Yes
For a time, in 1980.
What happened to the stone roses would be a really interesting one as many people only know about Ian
Dennis's drumming style was unorthodox.
Choices have consequences; and Dennis was no different!
Manson messed his head up for sure
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Wow would you feel?
He played Camco.
He looked so bad, 39 he looked more like 62 when he died.
The drugs took a toll on him.
He did a lot of living in those 39 years, more than most people would be able to do.
if you have to ask,you are 2 young.
As I recall, he drowned.
Correct
while drunk on drugs trying to dive off his boat to retrieve a framed picture of his ex wife
@@whathappenedtothem_ were you drinking when you recorded this your enunciation is very poor and difficult to understand?
He drowned didn’t he ? Diving off his boat and didn’t come up. Guy dived looking for him and pulled him up.?
He had lost his boat by then, he had spend the night on a friend s boat.
The Coast Guard divers recovered his body. He was found in a foetal position.... which raised questions.
Cause of death: Alcohol and water mixture.
Too much water
bad combo
At first I thought you were talking about Dennis Mitchell a.k.a Dennis the Menace LOL 😆
"Great Scot! Martha My Nerve Medicine"!- Good Ole Mr.Wilson😊
The narrator's diction is so poor as to make great portions of the text nothing but mumbo jumbo! It also would have helped if he'd read the text once or twice before narrating this video!!
THANK YOU!!!! I was thinking the same thing when I was listening and trying to understand what was being said!! If you don't know how to pronounce something (like James William QUERCIO) ask someone!!! Also, as previously mentioned...read your text through two or three times before recording. If you can't handle it...find someone who can.
Combination of booze and sea water. ☠️.
you use Dennis too much in the first 60 seconds. Dennis the menace. Out...
Your narrator needs to take diction lessons. Otherwise a good segment.
Mike is a creepy guy
Awful narration makes this difficult to watch.
Dennis Carl, and Carl Dean.
Seems Murry had issues with
names. What was Brian's middle
name?
steve
Brian's middle name was Douglas
Maybe Audree and Murry's original plan was to have only two children. Carl was Audree's father's name, Carl Arie Korthof.
annunciation
that's a street in New Orleans
David Cassidy
I saw his film bio years ago , "Q ludes and short swim, while moored, rip DW.....
terry melcher ppls........is doris days son
That photo of Dennis and Manson isn't even real - photo is from 1977 and and Manson's head's photoshopped on.
Heard he fell ill. From a S.T.D. he got from the Manson girls.
Whomever narrated this video needs to go to announcing school. Abysmal audio here. I was repulsed within the first 20 minutes, honestly.
Let me guess he died over 40 year's ago
Not quite. Dec of 1983
Is that a problem?
@@magictransistorradio4933 that’s literally 39 years ago so they’re not wrong
@@nippy7425 39 is not OVER 40 years.
39 years ago.
Harry nillson
It’s Nilsson not Nillson.
@@FRANKSNAKE71 winner
Imagine being a rock musician in the 60's and you never tried LSD. YEAH...that sounds like Mike. Lame 😂
Narrator was horrible. Read the script before you record maybe
He was destroying himself he never picked friends who were decent but total creeps too bad his parents weren’t Christian they probably could have saved him !
Short answer. He was a drug addict and an alcoholic. He dove from a boat into the Pacific Ocean and drowned. His body was never found.
The video was correct. Body was recovered in Marina Del Rey and subsequently committed to the deep in the Santa Barbara Channel from the USCG Cutter Point Judith. The only thing wrong is the date…it was in 1982. It was the only time in my career I saw a full body in a weighted canvas bag jettisoned to the deep…the rest were always cremains.
@@oystertoadfish1149 it was December of 1983.
Impressive, Cap'n. Would you like a medal?
@@oystertoadfish1149 it was 1983. I remember when it happened.
@@kaymuldoon3575 you’re correct. I lost track…he was the only person we (I) ever committed to the deep who wasn’t cremains.
He DIED"
Awful voiceover. Seriously?
Pronounce everything more clearly please, especially names of songs, people etc.
If you want to have a totally messed up family full of tragedy, strife, substance abuse, violence and senseless death, step right up and move your wife and kiddies to greater LA. Just ask the Wilsons and Carpenters!