Most cutting of all, Mike Love - Wilson's co-writer on many of The Beach Boys' biggest hits - damned Smile as "a whole album ...

It goes without saying that Brian Wilson, who died last week at the age of 82, was a pure product of Southern California. His ...

The Beach Boys were led by Brian Wilson. Indeed, Brian Wilson was the Beach Boys. He largely wrote, performed, and produced the recordings they made in the 1960s, from “ Surfin’ ” in 1961 to “ Do It ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed ...

Paul McCartney is paying tribute to music icon Brian Wilson following the death Wednesday of the Beach Boys co-founder.

Brian Wilson, the driving creative force behind the Beach Boys who endured abuse, mental illness and deafness in his right ...

The Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving behind a storied legacy as one of pop music's ...

On June 11, 2025, reports surfaced claiming that Brian Wilson, the songwriter and musician best known as a co-founder of the ...

And it only added to his tortured-genius lore when after his breakdown, in 1966, the Beach Boys released Brian Wilson's masterpiece, the first concept album, “Pet Sounds.” But his downward ...

Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with the Beach Boys before being pulled down by despair and depression in full public view, has died.

Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys' co-founder, primary songwriter, and co-lead vocalist, has died. The beloved musician's family announced the news on Wednesday, June 11, on social media. He was 82.

Depending on your age, taste, and life circumstances, you might see Brian Wilson as the sunny figurehead of youthful innocence; the tortured ideal of artistic integrity; the paragon of ...