We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...

How ironic is it that Brian, the eldest of the three Wilson brothers… the “troubled one” with all the physical and mental health challenges… would end up being the last man standing? I mean, the guy ...

In the post, Wilson stated that he was visiting the hospital “getting a weigh-in.” Contrary to Brian Wilson’s seemingly routine visit, Bob Dylan had come in for treatment due to a broken thumb. “He ...

The last time I saw Brian Wilson was in March of this year. I’d been going to visit him every few months or so since his wife, Melinda, died in 2024. Brian had quit touring two years earlier, so he ...

For half a century, Beach Boys songs like "Fun, Fun, Fun" have promised unending summers of fun in the sun -- not at all like the life founding Beach Boy Brian Wilson actually led for many years, as ...

Brian Wilson’s legacy came into focus while the California riots raged. As the chief conceptualizer and composer of the California pop band the Beach Boys, Wilson put the idea of post-World War II all ...

Brian Wilson is widely hailed as one of the most significant songwriters of the 20th century—the master craftsman behind The Beach Boys' music. Inspired by rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, George Gershwin, ...

Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of the 2025 Songwriters' Hall of Fame induction ceremony, he said they they are "inseparable" in "life and afterlife too" Love paid tribute to Wilson earlier in the week ...

The Beach Boys’ 1966 album Pet Sounds is a source of awe for many musicians, including Henley. Wilson recalled a time when they were backstage at the same event and Henley approached him with the ...

When meeting someone for the first time, there are certain social expectations you can anticipate during the interaction—unless, of course, you’re Elton John meeting Brian Wilson for the first time.