There was an urban myth that Manson auditioned for the Monkees. He did actually come close to signing a record deal, with a Producer, called Terry Melcher, who was famous for working with the Byrds. Apparently he recorded Manson singing, in a studio, and liked what he heard. He soon changed his mind, though, when he saw Manson, who had been in and out of Correctional Faciities since he was 9, lose his temper, with a female friend/relative, and decided he was nuts. This must've really upset Manson, as the massacre that he and his followers are famous for, happened at the former home of Melcher. Although Manson apparently knew he'd recently moved out, he did claim to have ordered the killing of the new residents, as a way of scaring Melcher. Manson is not known to have ever killed anyone himself. He just gave out orders to kill.
 

Didn't he hang around with the Beach Boys a lot? I seem to recall seeing that on a documentary or something...
 

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I don't think so. I've just been reading about him, and didn't see anything about the Beach Boys.
 

Hm. Maybe it was someone else. Ah well. Aaaanyhoo.
 

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Yeah, he did. He hung around with one or a few can't remember which though.
 

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Yes, there was a Beach Boys / Manson link.

From Wikipedia:

In 1968, Dennis Wilson was driving through Malibu when he noticed two female hitchhikers. He picked them up and dropped them off at their destination[1]. Later on, Dennis noticed the same two girls hitchhiking. This time he took them to his home at 14400 Sunset Boulevard, near Will Rogers Park. Dennis then went to a recording session; when he returned at around three o'clock in the morning he was met in his driveway by a stranger, Charles Manson. When he walked into his home, there were about a dozen people occupying the premises, most of them female. Dennis became fascinated by Manson and his followers, and the "Manson Family" lived with Dennis for a period of time afterwards, at his great expense.

Initially impressed by Manson's songwriting talent, Dennis introduced him to a few friends in the music business, including Terry Melcher, whose rented home on Cielo Drive would later be occupied by director Roman Polanski and his wife, actress Sharon Tate, with tragic consequences. Recording sessions for Manson were held at Brian Wilson's home studio; those recordings, if extant, have never been released, and will likely remain so. The Beach Boys released a Manson song, originally titled "Cease To Exist", but reworked as "Never Learn Not To Love", as a single B-side. The song, credited only to Dennis, was said to have been purchased from Manson.

As Dennis became increasingly aware of Manson's volatile nature and growing tendency to violence, he finally made a break from the friendship by simply moving out of the house. When Manson subsequently sought further contact (and money), he left a bullet with Dennis' housekeeper to be delivered with a cryptic message, which was perceived by Dennis as a threat.

In August of 1969 the infamous Tate/LaBianca murders occurred. The trauma of his prior association with the killers affected Dennis for his remaining 14 years. He rarely discussed his involvement with the Manson 'Family' and he usually became upset when the subject was broached. (The "Fear is nothing but awareness" quote above was influenced by Manson, and was from a pre-murders magazine article in which Dennis lauded him as "the Wizard.") In one interview, however, he brought it up: "I guess it's time to talk about it. You see, when I knew Manson it was no big thing. We were friends; we lived together. That was long before the murders. And we'd talk every night, just like you and me. We'd really talk about important things." The interviewer asked, "Do you know why Manson organized those murders?" and Dennis responded, "I know why Charles Manson did what he did. Someday, I'll tell the world. I'll write a book and explain why he did it. Over the years, people have always wanted to know what happened, what my relationship with Charlie was. We were just friends."

Dennis added: "I didn't testify at the trial. I couldn't. I was so scared. You know, the writers really raked me over the coals for not testifying." Dennis was particularly worried about the safety of his son, Scott.
 

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Tallies with what I saw though. Very interesting.
 

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Quote: Aaron @ July 14 2008, 2:21 AM BST

Didn't he hang around with the Beach Boys a lot? I seem to recall seeing that on a documentary or something...

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There was that Docu Drama about the Beach Boys a few years ago and he featured in that.
 

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