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"He moved mountains. He changed the language." A tribute to Brian Wilson: June 20, 1942 - June 11, 2025

As the visionary heart and soul of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson created a mythic California soundtrack of sun-drenched, youthful innocence and some timeless classics, all while battling personal demons, addiction and mental illness

Louder

“I just shut up and didn’t talk and did whatever Brian told me to do”: Bruce Johnston and the surviving Beach Boys talk about the making of Pet Sounds

Brian Wilson’s masterpiece turns 60 this week

MusicRadar

Al Jardine loved making The Beach Boys’ masterpiece Pet Sounds. He hated making the album cover

Exclusive: As the album celebrates its 60th anniversary, one of The Beach Boys’ surviving original members recalls the moment Brian Wilson called them to the studio, and how he made an enemy out of his cover art co-star

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'Forever grateful' Beach Boys icon quits live touring band after 61 years

Bruce Johnston is stepping back from touring with Mike Love's Beach Boys.

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The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove review – box set of lost 70s music has all of Brian Wilson’s turmoil and talent

Spanning 1974-77, this collection shows Wilson was capable of stunning pre-rock’n’roll homage – on the previously unheard Adult/Child – while also writing wayward songs about organic food

The Guardian - UK

“These guys are pros. Brian handpicked these people to represent his music”: Al Jardine on good times with Brian Wilson (and his band), the legacy of his genius, and how the Beach Boys transformed ‘60s surf and guitar culture

As Jardine reflects on the pop-cultural miracle of the Beach Boys and their rising tide of musicality as Brian Wilson's genius crested, he talks about the guitars behind it, and says it was fun, fun, fun

Guitar World

“I had to learn to play electric guitar when I formed the Beach Boys with the guys. I had togo electric. It was like Dylan”: These two Beach Boys classics might have been misunderstood, but with Al Jardine’s guitar work, they stand the test of time

Surf’s Up and Holland confused some listeners when they were released in the early ’70s but they capture a band being a real functioning band. Jardine shares the stories – and the gear – behind them

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Al Jardine hits out at Mike Love for Brian Wilson funeral speech

Al Jardine has hit out at Mike Love for the speech he made at Brian Wilson's funeral earlier this month.

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“I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put it that way”: Al Jardine criticises Mike Love’s speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral

He says his bandmate has some “serious megalomania problems”

MusicRadar

8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

Bands behaving badly

The Independent UK

Ahead of Oasis' tour, a look at famous and brief band reunions: Nirvana, Outkast and more

The Britpop band Oasis will reunite for a 2025 world tour kicking off Friday in Cardiff, Wales

The Independent UK

Cause of death of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson revealed

The Beach Boys co-founder and singer died on 11 June. His death certificate has revealed his cause of death.

Euronews

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson’s cause of death revealed

The legendary musician died earlier this month at the age of 82

The Independent UK

“They said, 'how can you possibly do this, Brian?' I said, 'something got inside of me - I had to do something'”: Unpicking the Beach Boys' classic that confirmed Brian Wilson’s creative genius

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

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Kevin Love Pays Heartfelt Tribute to Cousin, Beach Boys Founder Brian Wilson

Love referred to Wilson, the founding member of The Beach Boys who passed away on Wednesday, as his uncle.

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Brian Wilson’s ‘presence’ being felt by his former Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love

While being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the late Brian Wilson's former Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love said he could still feel the songwriter’s “presence”.

The Independent UK

Mike Love and John Stamos pay tribute to Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

Mike Love is looking back fondly on Brian Wilson, his cousin and Beach Boys collaborator who died Wednesday at 82

Evening Standard

Paul McCartney says ‘musical genius’ Brian Wilson was ‘bright shining light’

The 82-year-old Beatles bass player has previously cited Wilson’s work as an inspiration for his own.

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Mike Love pays tribute to Beach Boys bandmate and cousin Brian Wilson

Mike Love pledged he will miss his Beach boys bandmate and cousin Brian Wilson "forever" in a heartfelt tribute.

The Guardian - UK

‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and more

Beach Boys members Al Jardine and Mike Love give lengthy tributes to late songwriter, with Jardine calling him a ‘humble musical giant’

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Beach Boys 'heartbroken' by Brian Wilson's death

The Beach Boys have been left "heartbroken" by "genius" Brian Wilson's death.

The Independent UK

Surviving Beach Boys pay tribute to ‘genius’ Brian Wilson

Singer Mike Love said Wilson’s ‘musical gifts were unmatched’ after his cousin’s death aged 82.

Evening Standard

Elton John hails Brian Wilson as the 'biggest influence on my songwriting ever' as tributes to Beach Boys genius pour in

Posting on Instagram, Sir Elton said Wilson was ‘always so kind to me’ and ‘the biggest influence on my songwriting ever’

Louder

"It's purely experimental, with zero regard for commercialism": How Brian Wilson recorded Pet Sounds and reinvented music

Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session players, and began recording an all-time classic

Reason

Brian Wilson Was an Exemplary American

The leader of the Beach Boys is dead, but what he did for his country will resound in our history forever.

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