Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys Has Died

[Katheryne Helendale]

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired "Good Vibrations," "California Girls" and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world's most influential recording artists, has died at 82.

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired "Good Vibrations" and "California Girls," has died.

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[Casey Pelous]

I'm down with a cold. Just yesterday I watched Love and Mercy, a beautiful documentary about Brian. Highly recommended.

So sad he is gone.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

I remember having a "Beach Boy's party" in Kindergarten. It was when I was first introduced to them. I remember assuming they must have been a new band, which is funny since That was in like 1992 or so.

I always liked them so am sad to hear this.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, so listenable for all ages. Timeless.

Kind of like how you can talk about Bugs Bunny with your grandparents.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, so listenable for all ages. Timeless.

Kind of like how you can talk about Bugs Bunny with your grandparents.

That's a good comparison. I didn't realize Bugs Bunny cartoons I watched as a kid were so old until I was an adult.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

That's a good comparison. I didn't realize Bugs Bunny cartoons I watched as a kid were so old until I was an adult.

Same here. I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and listening to the Beach Boys as if both were products of my time. And I also had a bit of a crush on Brian.

 

[Casey Pelous]

 

[Soen Eber]

I grew up with them, as a child. One more marker

 

[Casey Pelous]

The film I meant to point to is "Long Promised Road."