According to Alice Cooper, this is the story of how Brian Wilson met John Lennon: "This was when Brian was really having some mental issues."

Brian Wilson's friends and fellow celebrities, including Nancy Sinatra, are remembering the music icon in social media posts.

There are almost no corners of the music world that Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson didn’t touch, so since news broke earlier today that he had died at age 82, there have been an outpouring of tributes from friends, fans, and fellow musicians. In many cases it’s all three in one person.

Mick Fleetwood, Carnie Wilson, Elton John and more are sharing tributes to Brian Wilson following the death of the legendary Beach Boys cofounder.

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 ‘t

John Cusack and Ronnie Wood lead tributes to Beach Boys star - Tributes are pouring in for the pioneering musician

Carole King, John Cusack, Sean Ono Lennon, Ronnie Wood, Nancy Sinatra and more celebrities are sharing their sorrow on the death of Brian Wilson.

Still, there is something irresistible about Carl Wilson’s ethereal tenor, Brian Wilson’s unconventional instrumentation (including sleigh bells, French horns and harpsichord), the lyrics’ sweet sentimentality and the way the song seems to come unspooled in the middle before putting itself back together.