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Brian Wilson

Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys and received widespread recognition as one of the most innovative and significant figures in the history of popular music. His work was distinguished for its high production values, complex harmonies and orchestrations, vocal layering, and introspective or ingenuous themes. He was also known for his versatile head voice and falsetto. Wilson's formative influences included George Gershwin, the Four Freshmen, Phil Spector, and Burt Bacharach. In 1961, he began his professional career as a member of the Beach Boys, serving as the band's songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist, and de facto leader. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, he became the first pop musician credited for writing, arranging, producing, and performing his own material. He also produced acts such as the Honeys and American Spring. By the mid-1960s he had written or co-written more than two dozen U.S. Top 40 hits, including the number-ones "Surf City" (1963), "I Get Around" (1964), "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), and "Good Vibrations" (1966). He is considered the first rock producer to apply the studio as an instrument and one of the first music producer auteurs. Facing lifelong struggles with mental illness, Wilson had a nervous breakdown in late 1964 and subsequently withdrew from regular concert touring to focus on songwriting and production. This resulted in works of greater sophistication, such as the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and his first credited solo release, "Caroline, No" (both 1966), as well as the unfinished album Smile. Branded a genius, by the late 1960s, his productivity and mental health had significantly declined, leading to periods marked by reclusion, overeating, and substance abuse. His first professional comeback yielded 15 Big Ones (1976) and the almost solo effort The Beach Boys Love You (1977). In the 1980s, he formed a controversial creative and business partnership with his psychologist, Eugene Landy, and relaunched his solo career with the album Brian Wilson (1988). Wilson dissociated from Landy in 1991 and toured regularly from 1999 to 2022. He completed a version of Smile in 2004, earning him his greatest acclaim as a solo artist. He died in 2025 of respiratory arrest. Heralding popular music's recognition as an art form, Wilson's accomplishments as a producer and composer helped initiate an era of unprecedented creative autonomy for label-signed acts. He contributed to the development of many music genres and movements, including the California sound, art pop, psychedelia, chamber pop, progressive music, punk, outsider, and sunshine pop. Since the 1980s, his influence has extended to styles such as post-punk, indie rock, emo, dream pop, Shibuya-kei, and chillwave. He received numerous industry awards, including two Grammy Awards and Kennedy Center Honors, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000. His life and career were dramatized in the 2014 biopic Love and Mercy.

Infobox

Born
Brian Douglas Wilson(1942-06-20)June 20, 1942Inglewood, California, U.S.
Died
June 11, 2025(2025-06-11) (aged 82)Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place
Westwood Memorial Park
Occupations
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Years active
1961–2024
Spouses
mw- Marilyn Rovell (m. 1964; div. 1979) Melinda Ledbetter (m. 1995; died 2024)
Children
CarnieWendy5 adopted
Father
Murry Wilson
Relatives
Dennis Wilson (brother)Carl Wilson (brother)Mike Love (cousin)Stan Love (cousin)Kevin Love (first cousin once removed)
Origin
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Genres
Rockpop
Instruments
Vocalskeyboardsbass guitar
Works
Discographysongs
Labels
CapitolBrotherRepriseCaribouCBSSireGiantNonesuchWalt Disney
Formerly of
The Beach BoysCalifornia MusicHale & the HushabyesKenny & the CadetsThe Survivors
Website
brianwilson.com

Tables

· Accolades › Awards and honors
Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards
Organizations
Grammy Awards
Year
2005
Award
Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
Result
Won
2013
2013
Organizations
2013
Year
Best Historical Album for The Smile Sessions
Award
Won
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Organizations
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Year
1980
Award
As a member of the Beach Boys
Result
Honored
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Organizations
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Year
1988
Award
As a member of the Beach Boys
Result
Honored
Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
Organizations
Primetime Emmy Award
Year
1996
Award
Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program for Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Result
Nominated
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Organizations
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Year
2000
Award
inducted by Paul McCartney
Result
Honored
Ivor Novello International Award
Ivor Novello International Award
Organizations
Ivor Novello International Award
Year
2003
Award
For his contributions to popular music
Result
Honored
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Organizations
Northeastern University
Year
2003
Award
Honorary doctorate of music
Result
Honored
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Organizations
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Year
2004
Award
BMI Icon Awards
Result
Honored
MusiCares Person of the Year
MusiCares Person of the Year
Organizations
MusiCares Person of the Year
Year
2005
Award
for his artistic and philanthropic accomplishments
Result
Honored
UK Music Hall of Fame
UK Music Hall of Fame
Organizations
UK Music Hall of Fame
Year
2006
Award
Inducted by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour
Result
Honored
Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame
Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame
Organizations
Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame
Year
2007
Award
Induction
Result
Honored
Kennedy Center Honors
Kennedy Center Honors
Organizations
Kennedy Center Honors
Year
2007
Award
Medal
Result
Honored
American Academy of Achievement
American Academy of Achievement
Organizations
American Academy of Achievement
Year
2008
Award
Golden Plate Award
Result
Honored
UCLA
UCLA
Organizations
UCLA
Year
2011
Award
George and Ira Gershwin Award at UCLA Spring Sing
Result
Honored
Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
Organizations
Golden Globe Award
Year
2015
Award
Best Original Song for "One Kind of Love" from Love & Mercy
Result
Nominated
Organizations
Year
Award
Result
Ref.
Grammy Awards
2005
Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
Won
2013
Best Historical Album for The Smile Sessions
Won
Hollywood Walk of Fame
1980
As a member of the Beach Boys
Honored
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1988
As a member of the Beach Boys
Honored
Primetime Emmy Award
1996
Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program for Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Nominated
Songwriters Hall of Fame
2000
inducted by Paul McCartney
Honored
Ivor Novello International Award
2003
For his contributions to popular music
Honored
Northeastern University
2003
Honorary doctorate of music
Honored
Broadcast Music Incorporated
2004
BMI Icon Awards
Honored
MusiCares Person of the Year
2005
for his artistic and philanthropic accomplishments
Honored
UK Music Hall of Fame
2006
Inducted by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour
Honored
Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame
2007
Induction
Honored
Kennedy Center Honors
2007
Medal
Honored
American Academy of Achievement
2008
Golden Plate Award
Honored
UCLA
2011
George and Ira Gershwin Award at UCLA Spring Sing
Honored
Golden Globe Award
2015
Best Original Song for "One Kind of Love" from Love & Mercy
Nominated
· Accolades › Polls and critics' rankings
NME
NME
Organizations
NME
Year
1966
Notes
Wilson was ranked number four in "World Music Personality" reader's poll.
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Organizations
Rolling Stone
Year
2008
Notes
Wilson was ranked number 52 in list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".
NME
NME
Organizations
NME
Year
2012
Notes
Wilson was ranked number eight in list of the "50 Greatest Producers Ever".
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Organizations
Rolling Stone
Year
2015
Notes
Wilson was ranked number 12 in the list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time".
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Organizations
Rolling Stone
Year
2020
Notes
Brian Wilson Presents Smile was ranked number 399 on the list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Ultimate Classic Rock
Ultimate Classic Rock
Organizations
Ultimate Classic Rock
Year
2022
Notes
Wilson was ranked second in the list of the best producers in rock history.
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Organizations
Rolling Stone
Year
2023
Notes
Wilson was ranked number 57 in the list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time".
Organizations
Year
Notes
Ref.
NME
1966
Wilson was ranked number four in "World Music Personality" reader's poll.
Rolling Stone
2008
Wilson was ranked number 52 in list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".
NME
2012
Wilson was ranked number eight in list of the "50 Greatest Producers Ever".
Rolling Stone
2015
Wilson was ranked number 12 in the list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time".
Rolling Stone
2020
Brian Wilson Presents Smile was ranked number 399 on the list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Ultimate Classic Rock
2022
Wilson was ranked second in the list of the best producers in rock history.
Rolling Stone
2023
Wilson was ranked number 57 in the list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time".
· Filmography
1965
Role(s)
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Notes
Beach comedy film
Role(s)
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Notes
Beach comedy film
1967
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Television movie
1987
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Mockumentary film
1988
Role(s)
Mr. Hawthorne
Notes
Episode: "Day Dreamin'"
Role(s)
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Notes
Episode: "Beach Boy Bingo"
1994
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Documentary
1995
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Documentary
Role(s)
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Notes
Episode: "Surf's Up"
2004
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Documentary
2005
Role(s)
himself (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Surf the Stars"
2006
Role(s)
The Surfite (voice)
2018
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Documentary
2021
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Documentary
2024
Role(s)
himself
Notes
Documentary
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref
Film
1965
The Girls on the Beach
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Beach comedy film
1965
The Monkey's Uncle
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Beach comedy film
1987
The Return of Bruno
himself
Mockumentary film
1994
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
himself
Documentary
1995
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
himself
Documentary
2004
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
himself
Documentary
2006
Tales of the Rat Fink
The Surfite (voice)
2018
Echo in the Canyon
himself
Documentary
2021
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
himself
Documentary
2024
The Beach Boys
himself
Documentary
Television
1967
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
himself
Television movie
1988
The New Leave It to Beaver
Mr. Hawthorne
Episode: "Day Dreamin
1988
Full House
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Episode: "Beach Boy Bingo"
1995
Baywatch
himself (with the Beach Boys)
Episode: "Surf's Up"
2005
Duck Dodgers
himself (voice)
Episode: "Surf the Stars"

References

  1. who referred to him as "one of the great American geniuses"
  2. being saluted for his "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers."
  3. committee recognized Wilson for a lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts in music
  4. about 1,000 votes ahead of Bob Dylan and 500 behind John Lennon
  5. He was described in his entry as "the ultimate singer's songwriter" of the mid-1960s.
  6. elaborating "few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson's studio techniques were in the mid-60s".
  7. elaborating that "he is so renowned for his producing and songwriting skills that his gifts as a vocalist are often over
  8. Some sources indicate the tune was the "Marine Corps Hymn".
  9. According to his mother, "The [accordion instructor] said, 'I don't think he's reading. He hears it just once and plays
  10. Carl remarked that by the age of 10, his brother "could play great boogie-woogie piano!"
  11. In his 1991 memoir, he recalls writing his first song for a fourth-grade school project concerning Paul Bunyan. In a 200
  12. His 2016 memoir says his "first real job" was at a lumberyard.
  13. Their rooms had been designed for large orchestras and ensembles of the 1950s, not small rock groups.
  14. This includes records by the Honeys, Jan and Dean, the Survivors, Sharon Marie, the Timers, the Castells ("I Do"), Bob N
  15. Brian also continued to solicit his father's opinions on musical matters.
  16. This was the first time Wilson had skipped concert dates with the Beach Boys since 1963. Although he continued to make s
  17. Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil recalled that Wilson had confided in them about considering retirement from the
  18. Wilson rejoined the live group for one-off occasions in February, March, July, and October 1965.
  19. Sources differ on the move-in date: White cites December, while Badman specifies October.
  20. Marilyn cited Wilson's desire for a larger home, while Badman writes that the move aimed to distance them from his entou
  21. Dennis also refuted claims that the Beach Boys excluded Brian, explaining that he repeatedly visited Brian's home to pri
  22. David Leaf, writing in his 1978 biography of the band, said that Wilson's family and friends had dismissed these inciden
  23. Though Wilson never personally signed the agreement, the band's corporate structure allowed it to pass with three of fiv
  24. Wilson recalled, "On the second night, I started [...] feeling dizzy and I told the guys I had to stop. It felt like I w
  25. Bruce Johnston left the band during these sessions partly due to his unhappiness with Wilson's creative withdrawal.
  26. Carl explained, "There was a thing where Brian kept on giving people money to 'score'. Not for himself but for themselve
  27. In the 1970s, Wilson developed a longtime obsession with the folk standard "Shortnin' Bread", recording numerous unrelea
  28. Wilson stated in a 2001 interview that he had never met Lennon. However, Cooper told another story in which he had witne
  29. Some reports erroneously state that this was his first appearance since 1964.
  30. Other television appearances included a September guest-presenter role on Don Kirshner's Annual Rock Music Awards, where
  31. Jeff Foskett rebutted such claims in a 2011 interview. Although Wilson often stated that he enjoyed live performances, J
  32. Around this time, Wilson announced he was developing a new concept album titled Pleasure Island: A Rock Fantasy. He expl
  33. Later that year, Wilson announced a new album, Sensitive Music for Sensitive People, comprising originals and rock and r
  34. This included Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, James Hetfield, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Carole King, Questlove, Keith Ri
  35. Lambert noted that if Four Freshmen singer Bob Flanigan "helped teach Brian how to sing, then Gershwin, Kern, Porter, an
  36. The Four Preps' influence has been "largely underappreciated" by journalists and historians, according to Murphy.
  37. Carlin describes the song as having become "a spiritual touchstone" for Wilson, while music historian Luis Sanchez state
  38. Wilson played piano at a recording session for Spector's 1963 Christmas album, often cited as Wilson's favorite album of
  39. Wilson said that Dionne Warwick's singing on "Here I Am" was like "the voice of God".
  40. In 1966, he said, "Burt Bacharach and Hal David are more like me. They're also the best pop team—per se—today. As a prod
  41. Music journalist Domenic Priore believed that Bacharach's "Walk on By" was possibly as influential to Wilson as "Be My B
  42. Regarding his increasingly melodic bass lines in the mid-1960s, Granata speculated that Wilson "may have taken a cue" fr
  43. Carl supported that Brian had preferred Spector over the Beatles, although his brother "loved the Beatles' later music w
  44. Songs centered on feminine objectification include "The Shift", "Pom, Pom Play Girl", "Girls on the Beach", "All Dressed
  45. Songs centered on youthful innocence include "The Little Girl I Once Knew", "Caroline, No", "Wonderful", "Song for Child
  46. His slice of life songs include "Time to Get Alone", "I'd Love Just Once to See You", "Wake the World", "Busy Doin' Not
  47. Songs centered on health and fitness include "Vegetables", "H.E.L.P. Is On the Way", "Life Is for the Living", "He Could
  48. Wilson acknowledged that he had "never been the type" to preach social messages in his songs.
  49. Dean Torrence stated that Wilson learned much about studio technology from Jan Berry, who advised him to use session mus
  50. He elaborated in 1990, "As I write a song, I write some of the instrumental piano and pluck some of the different notes
  51. Wilson did occasionally record at Gold Star. The studio's owner, Stan Ross, commented, "Brian liked the sound Gold Star
  52. Contrary to the common misconception that these musicians completely replaced the band on backing tracks after the early
  53. Kaye noted of Wilson's basslines, "He took bass up another step. He saw it as integral in a symphonic orchestra. He used
  54. Gaines goes on to write that Brian receiving "intense psychiatric care in a hospital setting" would have been perceived
  55. In his memoir, Love wrote of an incident in which he had discovered drug paraphernalia in Wilson's hotel room during a t
  56. Brian remembered taking the LSD at his home, but according to Marilyn, he took the drug elsewhere with Schwartz. By her
  57. Micky Dolenz recalled an occasion in the 1970s where he took LSD with Wilson, Harry Nilsson, and John Lennon in Malibu.
  58. In 1991, Wilson told reporters that his prescribed medications included Navane and Serentil (anti-psychotics), Cogentin
  59. Musician Sean O'Hagan, who was invited to collaborate with Wilson in the 1990s, characterized Wilson as "totally depende
  60. It is improbable that Wilson was born partially deaf as such defects generally manifest earlier. Wilson himself believed
  61. Keil later provided many anonymous quotations for David Leaf's 1978 biography The Beach Boys and the California Myth. Ga
  62. During that period, Williams had claimed that Wilson was being held captive by Landy. In response, Wilson held a press c
  63. Wilson chose the date because it was Marilyn's birthday, and thus easy to remember for future anniversaries. Marilyn att
  64. Asked whether his music was religiously influenced in 1988, he referred to the 1962 book A Toehold on Zen, explaining th
  65. David Oppenheim, recalling his 1966 interview with Wilson, remembered, "we tried to talk with him but didn't get much ou
  66. Edgers wrote in 2000 that "no writer will ever understand Brian Wilson", highlighting his often "clipped and conflicting
  67. The Charlotte Observer's Theoden Janes surmised in 2017 that despite Wilson's widely documented past struggles with ment
  68. The remaining eight top 10 hits were: 1963's "Surfin' U.S.A." (number 3), "Surfer Girl" (number 7), and "Be True to Your
  69. Author Steven Hyden writes that his "influence is so vast and all-encompassing" that summarizing it is "like trying to e
  70. Brian's brother Carl remarked, "Record companies were used to having absolute control over their artists. [...] But what
  71. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison each championed Pet Sounds when it was released. Moreover, Harrison rec
  72. In Starr's estimation, Wilson had initially demonstrated a proficiency in the fundamental styles of early rock 'n' roll,
  73. In a 1968 article for Jazz & Pop, contributor Gene Sculatti addressed popular criticisms regarding the Beach Boys openly
  74. Many of the 1970s and 1980s acts that Wilson influenced, including ELO, Sparks, Supertramp, Kate Bush, and Tears for Fea
  75. Guriel goes on to note, "In a move that would've pleased Andy Warhol, Wilson recruited an advertising copywriter to come
  76. Hoskyns identified Wilson's retreat as "central to the obsession many people have with his lost greatness".
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