In describing the followup to Pet Sounds, Wilson billed Smile as a "teenage symphony to God." He was experimenting with songs like “Brian Falls Into a Microphone,” “Love To Say Dada,” and “Do You Like ...
Over the past few years, Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson has been inducted into both the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and the UK Rock Hall of Fame. He’s released his first solo Christmas album and ...
It was impressive enough that Brian Wilson shook off his demons long enough to record a completed version of The Beach Boys' legendary unfinished album Smile last year, but it was even more amazing ...
A year or two ago, I spotted Brian Wilson on Newbury Street. He was with a companion. He was seated and looked frail. The look on his face was forlorn, but then that’s how he always looked, even when ...
Musical visionary Brian Wilson’s family announced on Wednesday that the Beach Boys’ co-founder died at 82. Biographer David Leaf has been a close friend of Wilson for more than 45 years, and his new ...
Brian Wilson’s death provides another opportunity for a review of his creative output and artistic struggles. Both were a reflection, if indirectly, of the broader contradictory interaction between ...
Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, passed away shortly before his 83rd birthday. While famous for his work with The Beach Boys, Wilson also had a notable solo career spanning over ...
The Beach Boys (clockwise from left Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Dennis Wilson) in 1964. Brian Wilson, the chief architect behind surf-rock supernovas The Beach Boys, who ...
Brian Wilson with an autographed copy of his album 'Smile' on Feb. 11, 2005. Credit - Ron Wolfson/WireImage—Getty Images In describing the followup to Pet Sounds, Wilson billed Smile as a "teenage ...