While Brian Wilson did everything he could to express himself, some songs tended to work better for other people's voices.

The Beach Boys co-founder had a different take on its sound ...

Long before it was hailed as one of the greatest songs of Brian Wilson’s career, the Beach Boys visionary drew inspiration from a beloved Walt Disney film melody to craft a hauntingly wistful 1963 ...

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 ...

Few albums are as closely tied to Brian Wilson’s creative genius as the LP Pet Sounds. However, one of the record’s most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

In 1966, Brian Wilson was in the midst of crafting the Beach Boys’ Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) LP when he wrote what would become one of the band’s most enduring and beloved songs. "Help Me ...

Though Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson never shared a co-writing credit on any Beach Boys songs, brother Carl did write several songs with their older brother. “Carl was a very, very sensitive writer,” ...

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 ...

Help Me, Rhonda' got a second chance when Brian Wilson reworked the track and released it as a No.1 single for the Beach Boys ...

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 ...