I’ll never forget the first time Brian Wilson made me see God. It was 1973, and I was sitting in the mostly empty balcony of a second-run movie theater finally watching “American Graffiti,” the movie ...

Brian Wilson didn’t create the sun or the ocean or the sea-sprayed landmass we call Southern California. He didn’t invent the car or the surfboard. He wasn’t the first person to experience the cold ...

"The world mourns a genius today, and we grieve for the loss of our cousin, our friend, and our partner in a great musical adventure," the Beach Boys said in a statement on Wednesday. "Brian Wilson ...

THE BEACH BOYS: (Singing) I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California. I wish they... STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We're taking time to remember the songwriter who had that ...

MOJO celebrates Brian Wilson: a true genius who hymned the American dream and its shadow flipside with raw spirituality and symphonic sophistication.

Paul McCartney took some time to honor late Beach Boys founder and music legend Brian Wilson this morning. “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special,” ...

Beach Boys legend Al Jardine, who also spent years touring with the Brian Wilson band, performed at the Golden Bough in ...