Posted on 06/11/2025 1:54:54 PM PDT by Morgana
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson was hailed by his fellow stars as tributes poured in following the legendary musician's death aged 82.
The God Only Knows hitmaker shot to fame as the frontman of the Beach Boys, for which he served as the principal songwriter as well as the co-lead vocalist.
Last year, weeks after the death of his longtime wife Melinda, it emerged that he had been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder similar to dementia.
When news of his death broke Wednesday, his fans leapt to social media to share their grief, including Elton John, who shared a throwback photo of them together.
'Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him. He sang ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’ at a tribute concert in 2003, and it was an extraordinary moment for me. I played on his solo records, he sang on my album, The Union, and even performed for my AIDS Foundation,' remembered John.
'I grew to love him as a person, and for me, he was the biggest influence on my songwriting ever; he was a musical genius and revolutionary. He changed the goalposts when it came to writing songs and shaped music forever. A true giant.'
'Anyone with a musical bone in their body must be grateful for Brian Wilson’s genius magical touch !!' wrote Fleetwood Mac legend Mick Fleetwood.
'And greatly saddened of this major worldly loss!! My thoughts go out to his family and friends Mick Fleetwood and the Fleetwood Mac Family.'
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RIP Brian Wilson. He was the most important member but I thought the front man of a group is the lead singer which would be Mike Love.
“100 years from now, people will still be enjoying Beach Boys songs and nobody will even remember who Katy Perry or Bouyancy was.”
...and sadly 20 years from now, no one will be able to understand the California beaches of the mid-20th Century, as they will be Gangland No-Go Zones.
Liberalism. You also get it if you don’t vote.
“Wouldn’t it be Nice” was a song about his personal dream relationship.
I have lived that dream for almost 40 years now.
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