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The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82


The beloved musician had been living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia

The beloved musical auteur, who helped pioneer the studio-as-instrument, influencing generations of musicians in pop and beyond, was revealed in early 2024 to be living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia. Born in Inglewood, California, Wilson formed the band—then called the Pendletones—as a teenager with his brothers Dennis and Carl, their cousin Mike Love, and high school friend Al Jardine. Wilson eventually revisited Smile, reworking the archived studio sessions with Darian Sahanaja to bring the once-scrapped project to a live concert.

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