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 ...

For all the great symphonies Brian Wilson could write, some tunes were almost destined to sound better over time.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Wilson's "smart Girls" was supposed to be the centerpiece and/or big closing number of his Sire Records album "Sweet ...

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,” ...

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 ...

Brian Wilson is known as a musical genius and is behind the Beach Boys' most popular songs; however, he was not involved with their last No. 1 hit. Here's why.

Even though legends can spend years trying to make great tunes, the best song tends to feel like it always existed. Read more ...

Brian Wilson, a two-time Grammy Award winner and steward of ecstatic, sobering pop music, died last Wednesday at the age of 82. Immediately, every social media feed imaginable flooded with anecdotes, ...

Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys found success shortly after high school with their band, but this is the unexpected subject Wilson failed in school.