If you tuned into just about any pop music station, particularly from the 1960s to 1970s, you likely heard a Beach Boys song. Long after the band ruled pop radio, their feel-good tunes like “Wouldn’t ...

Brian Wilson was dealing with a litany of health concerns when he died at the age of 82 earlier this month. The primary factor in The Beach Boys genius’ death was “respiratory arrest,” according to a ...

Brian Wilson’s poor mental health episodes often came in waves, rolling in around the time he quit touring with The Beach Boys, during the arduous recording process of Smile, and again in the ...

Brian Wilson, the prodigious visionary engine behind the Beach Boys, composer of “teenage symphonies to God,” the big, gentle, sweet-voiced soul whose music touched generations, has died at 82. It’s a ...

The idea of “the tortured artist” is a familiar one. People often think of Van Gogh cutting off his ear, or Hemingway shooting himself as proof that a “true” artist needs to suffer in order to be “a ...

The death of Brian Wilson on June 11 has inspired a myriad of tributes. He has been compared to classical musical figures and been the subject of adulation by many well-known musicians, including Paul ...

Composer, bass player, singer and Beach Boy Brian Wilson drew deep on American traditions. “Brian Wilson was an incredibly important musical figure,” said Jack Hamilton, a professor of Media Studies ...

During his final performance, Wilson performed for 90 minutes and played numerous Beach Boys’ classics as well as his infamously written track, “God Only Knows”. Although, per reports, it was ...

TMZ reported Wilson died from respiratory arrest, according to his death certificate. While respiratory arrest was listed as the main cause, Wilson also had sepsis and cystitis, while associated ...