On June 11, 2025, we lost Brian Wilson. He was 82, so the news wasn’t a complete shock. Nevertheless, losing one of the most iconic musical minds of the 20th century was still a big gut punch.
After all, this was the man who gifted us Pet Sounds, not to mention sunshine surf hits like California Girls, I Get Around, and Good Vibrations, to name just a few. The word ‘few’ is certainly operative here, as Wilson’s catalog is as cavernous as his impact. Of course, Wilson’s old six-string-slinging cohort, Al Jardine, knows this.
