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Wilson, who wrote many of The Beach Boys hit songs, passed away in June in Beverly Hills at the age of 82. His passing was a shock to millions of the band's fans.

8 months ago

Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson's cause of death has been revealed publicly two weeks after his passing at 82.

Wilson bought Parks a Volvo when he’d barely met him – and together they brought sublime poetry to pop. He remembers the making of Smile, Surf’s Up and more

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In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?

By all …

In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?

By all …

‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson

From memories of photoshoots and telephone calls with the late Beach Boy, to appraisals of his complex but pure music, Guardian readers pay tribute to a great

  • Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson…

The late Beach Boys musician created a sound that became synonymous with the state’s breezy, laidback vibe

  • Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music

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With the innocence of a child and the vision of a god, his craft was astonishing. From Jessica Pratt to Jim James and ​Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, top musicians explain why he was like no other

  • ‘He taug…

Beach Boys members Al Jardine and Mike Love give lengthy tributes to late songwriter, with Jardine calling him a ‘humble musical giant’

• Brian Wilson: a life in pictures

• Twelve of Brian Wilson’s gre…

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