Tag Archives: Brian Wilson

Love & Mercy and the Saving of Brian Wilson

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Beach Boy Brian Wilson, musical genius and cultural icon, should have died, but did not. Someone saved him. Who, exactly, did the saving is up for debate. In any case, hot new biopic Love & Mercy, fleshes out the less-familiar trope of “saving the artist,” and our own Robert Burke Warren digs that. Continue reading →

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David Marks, Part IV

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Quentin Rowan

On the cusp of marriage, David Marks shows up again, this time in Quentin Rowan’s bedroom after following him for more than 20 years. Continue reading →

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David Marks, Part III

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Quentin Rowan

Warlocks, doubles, doppelgangers, and David Marks. In Part III he stalks Quentin Rowan through college, via The Grateful Dead and The Velvet Underground. Continue reading →

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David Marks, Part II

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Quentin Rowan

In Part II, Quentin Rowan’s doppelganger haunts him for more than 20 years, this week going from the David Marks in The Beach Boys to Bennington, VT. Continue reading →

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David Marks, Part I

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Quentin Rowan

Quentin Rowan’s doppelganger haunts him for more than 20 years, in a tale that takes in high school, Joseph Conrad, the Beach Boys and his own history. Continue reading →

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