In the early days of surf rock, one 1964 hit helped solidify Brian Wilson’s reputation as a master of crafting instantly ...

In 1965, Brian Wilson wrote a standout track with John Lennon in mind, channeling that inspiration into a sound that set the ...

When one learns of a genius musician, it’s hard not to research everything one can about that artist’s process. This is especially the case if you’re a musician yourself. I’ve spent quite a bit of ...

Legendary songwriter Brian Wilson once shared the lyrics he lives by, from a Beach Boys song steeped in nostalgia and ...

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...

It’s been nearly six decades, but a 1966 Beach Boys classic still defines what a perfect song sounds like. "Wouldn't It Be ...

Fans keep coming back to a 1963 Brian Wilson song that many consider the peak of his early genius. In 2025, "In My Room" was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 25 best songs Wilson wrote. It’s a ...

During their peak in the mid-1960s, The Beach Boys' Mike Love wrote a song inspired by Brian Wilson's health food ventures ...

I made Brian Wilson sad once. I didn’t mean to. We were doing a radio interview, the first time I’d ever spoken to him, and I was so excited that I’d spent the entire morning organizing nearly every ...

'Help Me Rhonda' remains one of the most beloved in the Beach Boys catalogue ...

Brian Wilson came to fame as the principal songwriter, co-lead singer, and creative mastermind of The Beach Boys. Later in his career, Wilson became a solo artist, but he actually released his first ...