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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas

‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and more

Brian Wilson performing during at T In The Park festival in Scotland in 2007.
Brian Wilson performing during at T In The Park festival in Scotland in 2007. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Following his death aged 82, Brian Wilson’s Beach Boys bandmates have been among those paying tribute to one of the great figures in American popular music.

Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, Al Jardine described Wilson as “a real gentleman, a real musical intellect, who taught the world how to smile.”

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