In 1968, Brian Wilson wrote an ode to the good old days, and it has since been ranked as one of his very best songs. "Do It ...

After hearing The Beatles' new track, Brian Wilson was so devastated that he quit the album he was working on and stepped ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

"Help Me Rhonda" hit the top of the Billboard charts in May 1965. The song replaced The Beatles ’ “Ticket to Ride” to become ...

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

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

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 ...

I'll never forget the first time Brian Wilson made me see God. It was 1973, and I was sitting in the mostly empty balcony of a second-run movie theater finally watching "American Graffiti," the movie ...

Brian Wilson’s death provides another opportunity for a review of his creative output and artistic struggles. Both were a reflection, if indirectly, of the broader contradictory interaction between ...