Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define American pop music, has died.

Brian Wilson was troubled and fragile and undeniably brilliant, driven to make music of surpassing beauty, complexity and depth.

Conceived as an all-in-one ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations was thematically triggered by the notion that dogs could sense the positive or negative energies of humans

Wilson's death was announced by his family on Wednesday, June 11 Elton John shared a heartfelt tribute about "musical genius" Brian Wilson In an Instagram post on Wednesday, June 11, the "Tiny Dancer" hitmaker shared how The Beach Boys co-founder was the "biggest influence" on his songwriting Wilson's death at the age of 82 was announced by his family on Wednesday,

The Beach Boys have put out a statement, saying: “The world mourns a genius today, and we grieve for the loss of our cousin, our friend, and our partner in a great musical adventure. Brian Wilson wasn’t just the heart of The Beach Boys - he was the soul of our sound.

For the last quarter-century, no one shared more musical moments with Brian Wilson than Darian Sahanaja, who was part of the Beach Boys architect’s solo band from his return to live shows in 1999 through his final tour dates in 2022.

The Beach Boys founder who helped created the "sun & surf" soundtrack for the American summer has a new album, a new tour, and an acclaimed film bio, "Love & Mercy"

Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson at age 82. ___ “Heard the sad news about Brian today and thought about all the years I’ve been listening to him and