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The Journal
14-06-2025
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- The Journal
What is your favourite Beach Boys song?
TRIBUTES POURED IN this week after it was announced that Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson had died at the age of 82. Wilson was recognised as one of the most visionary musicians of the 20th century. Advertisement He was behind some of the band's most well-known and most successful hits, including I Get Around, Good Vibrations and God Only Knows. But which one is your favourite? Today, we want to know: What is your favourite Beach Boys song? Poll Results: God Only Knows (235) Good Vibrations (139) Wouldn't It Be Nice (82) Surfin' USA (72) California Girls (72) None of the above (let us know in the comments) (63) I Get Around (59) Kokomo (28) Don't Worry Baby (28) Good Vibrations Surfin' USA God Only Knows Wouldn't It Be Nice I Get Around Kokomo California Girls Don't Worry Baby None of the above (let us know in the comments) Vote
Yahoo
14-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Icon, Dead at 82
The man responsible for writing hits like "Surfin' USA," "California Girls," and "Wouldn't It Be Nice," has passed away. Brian Wilson, the co-founder of The Beach Boys, died at the age of 82, according to a statement published to the musician's website and social media pages. He made multiple albums with The Beach Boys in the 1960s, including Pet Sounds and Smile, before splintering off to release his own albums. His cause of death was not specified, but during his lifetime he struggled with an illness similar to dementia. In an Instagram post on his page, his family announced his death. "We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away," the post wrote. "We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world." Wilson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and has won three Grammys. This is a breaking story. Check back later for more updates. Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Icon, Dead at 82 first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 11, 2025
Los Angeles Times
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
News of Brian Wilson's death left bandmate Mike Love speechless, says honorary Beach Boy John Stamos
John Stamos was by Beach Boys founding member Mike Love's side when news of bandmate Brian Wilson's death on Wednesday was made public. The 'Full House' star was also the messenger who delivered the heartbreaking news to Love, Wilson's cousin-turned-longtime collaborator. 'I said, 'Mike, your cousin passed away,' and his face went blank,' Stamos, an honorary Beach Boys member, recalled to the New York Post. 'And we sat in the car for two and a half hours or so ... he didn't say one word.' Wilson, the genius behind the Beach Boys, died Wednesday at age 82. The singer's family announced his death on social media and his website, writing in a statement, 'We are at a loss for words right now.' A cause of death was not revealed, but Wilson was diagnosed with dementia and placed under a conservatorship in May 2024. Wilson, who co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with brothers Dennis and Carl and cousin Love, also battled mental health issues and drug addiction for decades. Stamos, 61, relived the somber moment on Thursday ahead of the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York, where Love was among the newest group of inductees that included George Clinton, Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins and the Doobie Brothers. Though Love remained speechless after learning of Wilson's death, Stamos said, 'I knew how he was feeling.' The actor, who has performed with the Beach Boys over several decades, also spoke to the Post about Love, 84, and Wilson's relationship, noting 'they made beautiful music together.' During the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, Stamos introduced Love, who paid tribute to Wilson, as 'my brother in music.' His sentiments on Thursday added to his social media tribute to Wilson on Wednesday. 'Brian Wilson wasn't just the heart of The Beach Boys—he was the soul of our sound,' Love wrote as he reminisced on the group's early days and Wilson's lasting contributions to music. Love added in his tribute: 'Our journey together was filled with moments of brilliance, heartbreak, laughter, complexity and most of all, LOVE . Like all families, we had our ups and downs. But through it all, we never stopped loving each other, and I never stopped being in awe of what he could do when he sat at a piano or his spontaneity in the studio.' Stamos was among the high-profile figures who paid tribute to Wilson on social media. Elton John, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, Mick Fleetwood, Bruce Springsteen, Nancy Sinatra and California Gov. Gavin Newsom also honored Wilson. 'Wilson fundamentally changed modern music, helping make the Beach Boys not only the defining American band of their era, but also the California band to this day,' Newsom said in a statement. 'He captured the mystique and magic of California, carrying it around the world and across generations.' The Beach Boys established a quintessentially California sound with popular tracks including 'Surfer Girl,' 'California Girls' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice.' Wilson is survived by six children, including daughters Carnie and Wendy, who made up two-thirds of the Grammy-nominated pop vocal group Wilson Phillips with the Mamas and the Papas scion Chynna Phillips. He is preceded in death by his wife, Melinda, who died in January 2024. His brother Dennis drowned in 1983 while diving in Marina Del Rey, and Carl, his other brother, died of lung cancer in 1998.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brian Wilson, R.I.P.
BRIAN WILSON, LEADER OF THE BEACH BOYS and one of the greatest influences on pop music of the 1960s, died Wednesday at the age of 82. Details of his death have yet to be disclosed, but he had been diagnosed with dementia and suffered from what his doctor termed 'a major neurocognitive disorder.' Wilson is most likely to be remembered for his mastery of the recording studio, where he pursued his vision with singleminded tenacity. His control has been likened to that of celebrated film auteurs. Born on June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, California, Wilson as a boy in the '50s absorbed from rock-n-roller Chuck Berry an appreciation for hard-driving rhythm and catchy lyrics, and from the Indiana-based quartet the Four Freshmen he acquired a taste for pristine harmony and the haunting sound of a high falsetto lead voice. In high school, Wilson formed a band with his cousin Mike Love; his two younger brothers, Dennis and Carl; and a classmate, Al Jardine. The Pendletones, as they were briefly known (a play on the brand of a popular shirt, Pendleton), recorded Wilson and Love's 'Surfin',' in 1961. The two wrote the song at the suggestion of Dennis Wilson, who was enamored of surfing. Brian Wilson was an avowed non-surfer. In a brilliant bit of marketing, 'Surfin'' was released under the band's new name, the Beach Boys. Many of the songs that followed in the next four years—'Surfin' Safari,' 'Surfer Girl,' and 'Little Deuce Coupe'—explored similar topics: beach life, California, teenage life. Wilson's greatest achievement came in 1966 with the album Pet Sounds. By this time, he had absorbed another influence, the 'Wall of Sound' pioneered by producer Phil Spector in his work with the Ronettes and other groups. Relying on multitrack recordings, with layer building on layer, and on the use of a cadre of topflight studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew, Wilson brought to pop music a new level of sophistication in Pet Sounds. (Paul McCartney and George Martin attested to the influence of the album on the Beatles' 1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.) Join now The songs of Pet Sounds, nearly all of them composed by Wilson, explored more serious topics than the Beach Boys had dealt with in the past: the struggle of fitting in ('I Just Wasn't Made for These Times'), the challenge of finding one's true self ('I Know There's an Answer'), and the small hopes and immense promise of love ('Wouldn't It Be Nice' and 'God Only Knows'). 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' packs a symphonic variety in two and a half minutes of music, with harmony vocals darting in and out, tympani strokes lending an air of grandeur, an interlude introducing a dreamier musical atmosphere, and a pronounced slowing down before the resumption of the original tempo. Pet Sounds was followed by the single 'Good Vibrations,' perhaps the Beach Boys' best-known song. An ambitious follow-up album, SMiLE, was planned but progress ground to a halt. As chronicled in his autobiography, I Am Brian Wilson (cowritten by Ben Greenman), he observed, 'It was too much pressure from all sides: from Capitol [Records], from my brothers, from Mike [Love], from my dad, but most of all from myself.' Wilson's relationship with his father Murry was uneasy, the father subjecting the son to physical and verbal abuse. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Wilson resorted to alcohol and drugs because his 'head wasn't right.' He would be diagnosed with depression and schizoaffective disorder. In the mid-1970s he came under the care of Eugene Landy, a controversial psychotherapist who inserted himself into Wilson's business dealings in an exploitative way; the first sentence of Landy's 2006 Los Angeles Times obituary says he 'was denounced as a Svengali for his controversial relationship' with Wilson. (Their relationship is examined in the 2014 movie Love and Mercy.) Wilson worked off and on with the Beach Boys in addition to releasing solo albums, including a self-titled album in 1988. In 1995 he teamed with Van Dyke Parks on 'Orange Crate Art.' Two years later, he performed on The Wilsons, featuring his two daughters Wendy and Carnie Wilson. He won Grammy Awards in 2005 and 2013. His last album, At My Piano, was released in 2021. Brian Wilson's talents were so considerable that musicians of today remain awed by his creativity. Illustrative is the reaction of Gen-Z producer and composer Isaac Brown, who has a YouTube channel on which he posts videos of himself reacting to older music he'd never heard before. Listening for the first time to 'Good Vibrations,' Brown, at the beginning of the song, wears an engaged look that gives way to one of curiosity. What is he hearing? Where is this song going? When the first chorus arrives ('I'm picking up good vibrations') and the eerie theremin enters, his expression turns to bafflement. 'Really?' he exclaims. 'Whoa.' When the chorus returns, he exclaims, 'I don't even know what to do with this.' As the music comes to an end, he concludes: 'I cannot believe this song exists. I love this.' A follow-up video in which Brown listens to Pet Sounds for the first time ends with him gobsmacked by the creativeness and even bravery of the album's harmonies, lush instrumentation, and production. As Brown's reaction suggests, even after more than a half century, the best work of Brian Wilson retains the power to surprise and delight. Share this piece with a friend or family member who loves the Beach Boys. Share
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
John Stamos Remembers Brian Wilson: ‘His Voice Is Part of the Divine Chorus'
For John Stamos, Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson 'didn't just soundtrack' his life, the legendary founder of California rock 'filled it with color, with wonder, with some of the most unforgettable, emotional, joyful moments I've ever known.'Following news of Wilson death at the age of 82, Stamos honored the Beach Boys' chief songwriter in a tribute shared to social media on Wednesday. 'It's hard to put into words what it meant to stand beside him, laugh with him, play his music with him,' wrote Stamos, who played frequently with the group. 'Brian wasn't just a musical genius, he was a gentle, soulful, funny, complex, beautiful man. He heard things no one else could hear. He felt things deeper than most of us ever will. And somehow, he turned all of that into music that wrapped itself around the world and made us all feel less alone.' Stamos said that he 'grew up worshipping the Beach Boys' and never imagined that one day he'd 'get to play with them, let alone call Brian a friend.' The musician-actor, who performed with the band on the set of Full House and appeared in their music videos, said that the 1966 album Pet Sounds and its singles 'God Only Knows' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' not only played 'in the background of our lives, they shaped who we were.' 'They shaped who I became,' continued Stamos. 'His music made me feel things I didn't know how to say. It made me want to make people feel the way his music made me feel. So much of my life and career, so much of me, exists because of what Brian created.' Stamos was among the numerous celebrities who shared tributes remembering Wilson, including Mick Fleetwood, Elton John, Nancy Sinatra, and surviving Beach Boys co-founders Mike Love and Al Jardine. Toward the end of his post, Stamos recalled Wilson once saying, 'Music is God's voice.' Stamos wrote, 'I believe he was right, and now that voice, his voice, is part of the divine chorus. The music didn't easy, Brian. Thank you for the music. Thank you for the moments. I'll carry them with me -forever.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
