Brian Wilson walked into his manager’s Beverly Hills office looking fit enough to be hanging 10 on a surfboard, something he immortalized in the old Beach Boys songs. He was halfway through a yearlong ...
Though Brian Wilson was one of pop’s most studied artists, he largely remained an enigma. The Beach Boys leader, whose death at 82 was announced June 11, made music for the masses with an artisan’s ...
My first rock concert was to see the Beach Boys in the early 1960s, and I fell in love – not just with the joyous surfin’ sound, but with the ballads like "In My Room" and "Don't Worry Baby," written ...
Brian Wilson performs as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. (File photo by Chris Pizzello?AP) Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader ...
Brian Wilson once said: "I thought he was my friend, but he was a very f----- up man." He was talking about Dr Eugene Landy – the psychologist who for years controlled nearly every detail of the Beach ...
Tributes are pouring in from fans, collaborators and fellow artists for Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys co-founding member who died Wednesday at age 82. Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger called Wilson a “genius, ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When inducting Brian Wilson into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2000, Paul McCartney recalled how Wilson’s ‘God Only Knows’ had brought him to tears. Many have been brought to ...
Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, passed away shortly before his 83rd birthday. While famous for his work with The Beach Boys, Wilson also had a notable solo career spanning over ...
Brian Wilson, the creative genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at 82. Wilson's innovative harmonies and arrangements revolutionized pop music, creating numerous iconic hits. Despite his musical ...
Brian Wilson is one of the most talented musicians of all time. Aside from being on par and just as good as Paul McCartney and Paul Simon, Wilson had a talent that matched classical composers such as ...
The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased. By Bob Mehr Though Brian Wilson was one of pop’s most studied ...