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| Brian Wilson obituary: Troubled genius who wrote most of The Beach Boys' hits |
| 2025-06-12 |
| [BBC] Brian Wilson's work with The Beach Boys made him one of pop music's true geniuses. His songs, including Surfin' USA, California Girls, I Get Around, Good Vibrations and God Only Knows, have become classics. His vision, incorporating complex melodies, intricate harmonies and avant-garde themes, was a watershed in popular music, moving it away from the boy-meets-girl narrative that had dominated the genre. But the pressure of fame combined with increasing dependence on drugs created a prison from which Wilson found it increasingly difficult to escape. Against all the odds, he re-emerged in the new millennium to delight his old fans and capture a new generation of music lovers. Read the rest at the link Related: Brian Wilson 06/08/2024 Transgender Who Killed 6 at Nashville School Bought Guns with Federal Grant Money; local paper discusses her tormented journal Brian Wilson 09/04/2019 Rock Music Is on Life Support. Is Hollywood Next? Brian Wilson 03/11/2017 Taking Back the Rainbow |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Not every year, but a couple times they sold more albums in London/UK than the Beatles. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2025-06-12 13:20 |
| #2 He brought a lot of joy and good times. RIP fella. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-06-12 09:08 |
| #1 As a young kid growing up in Ohio in the 60's, the Beach Boys were my favorites. The first concert I ever saw. Embodied how I thought California must be. Lots of beach fun, good music and pretty girls. Re-enforced by Annette and Frankie movies. My impression of CA - having lived there for 14 years and with the most recent events has changed. The time of innocence is long past.. RIP Brian |
| Posted by: Warthog 2025-06-12 09:04 |