Most cutting of all, Mike Love - Wilson's co-writer on many of The Beach Boys' biggest hits - damned Smile as "a whole album ...

His father, a frustrated songwriter who sold heavy machinery, was a "tyrant and heavy drinker" and abused Brian physically ...

"I thought he was going to get better," says Beach Boys co-founder Jardine, who had been hoping to have Wilson make a guest ...

As the visionary leader of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson helped create some of the greatest pop music of all time.

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed ...

The Beach Boys were led by Brian Wilson. Indeed, Brian Wilson was the Beach Boys. He largely wrote, performed, and produced ...

The Beach Boys on Nov. 2, 1964, in London, England: Dennis Wilson (1944-1983, from left to right), Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Carl Wilson (1946-1998). Keystone/Getty Images hide caption ...

Brian Wilson, the driving creative force behind the Beach Boys who endured abuse, mental illness and deafness in his right ...

Brian Wilson, the visionary co-founder of the Beach Boys who made groundbreaking contributions to music, has died. The children of the 82-year-old Wilson announced his death early Wednesday afternoon, ...

On June 11, 2025, reports surfaced claiming that Brian Wilson, the songwriter and musician best known as a co-founder of the ...

Paul McCartney is paying tribute to music icon Brian Wilson following the death Wednesday of the Beach Boys co-founder.

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader and one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82. Skip to content. ... More in News Obituaries ...