Tony Asher

Tony Asher's greatest claim to fame comes from his lyrical collaboration in 1966 with Brian Wilson on the Beach Boys' teenage opus Pet Sounds. Before teaming up with Wilson, Asher worked in the advertising industry. He took only a short leave of absence to work on the record. Asher explained once that he was not able to leave work for very long, so he unfortunately missed out on most of the actual recording sessions on what critics consider one of the greatest albums of the rock era. Asher originally studied as a journalist but had a musical background from childhood. He even ...