Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...

A standout track from The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, it epitomised Wilson’s shift into complex, sophisticated compositions ...

Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

God Only Knows,” written when Wilson was just 23, is perhaps as close to a perfect pop song as there is—and certainly the most beautiful.

Sting paid tribute to Brian Wilson during his concert in Rostock, Germany, on Wednesday, June 12. "Today, one of my heroes ...

Sting honored his hero Brian Wilson hours after news of his death during a concert in Germany Wednesday evening. While on ...

Singer Elton John posted a photo of him and Wilson, writing, “Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him.

GOD Only Knows how Brian Wilson created pop’s most sublime tunes. The death of The Beach Boys icon at 82 marks the passing of ...

It’s still startling to hear — especially “God Only Knows,” a tune everyone on Earth wishes they could sing, although these are high notes only angels or Carl Wilson could reach.

It would be delusional to try to improve on what Brian Wilson did, but the Beach Boys' mastermind felt that some people could take his songs to another realm.

"Sometimes you just wing it," Dave Matthews said after performing about one minute of the song. "Sad to see Brian go. … May ...