Carnie Wilson

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Like her father, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Carnie Wilson found solace and joy in music. She started the group Wilson Phillips with her sister and childhood friend. But then, it turned out she inherited some of her father's addiction issues, too. With the help of her community, she rose from her darkest place.

Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

Host: Vic Vela
Lead producer: Kibwe Cooper
Editor: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Erin Jones, Emily Williams, Andrew Villegas
Music: Daniel Mescher and Brad Turner with additional music from Universal Production Music
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
Thanks also to Rachel Estabrook, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Kim Nguyen.

BackFromBroken.org
On Twitter: @VicVela1

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Vic with a quick note. This episode contains strong language and discussion of suicide.
0:06.9	Please be advised. In three, two, one.
0:12.2	Carney Wilson was born into the spotlight. She's the daughter of music legend Brian Wilson,
0:19.2	co-founder of the Beach Boys, and one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
0:24.4	Brian Wilson blew minds in the music industry with the epic Beach Boys album Pet Sounds.
0:32.3	Wouldn't it be nice since we were older than we would have to wait so long.
0:39.7	And just like her father,
0:41.5	Carney Wilson would become famous
0:43.2	in her own right,
0:44.4	along with the pop music trio Wilson Phillips.
0:48.1	And in 1990,
0:49.6	you couldn't go anywhere
0:51.2	without hearing this song.
0:52.7	I'd make you want to turn around and say goodbye, until that baby, are you going to let
0:58.0	them hold you down and make you cry?
1:00.0	Don't you know, don't you know, thinks you change, things will go you away if you hold on.
1:07.0	Now, you might think that growing up in a house with one of the most innovative musical minds
1:11.7	of the 20th century would be a dream.
1:15.4	But fame and fortune has its dark side.
1:19.3	Addiction runs in my family.
1:22.1	Alcoholism in particular runs in on the Wilson side of my father's.
1:26.4	He dabbled with heroin sniffing it. I don't
	...

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