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Elton John Calls Late Brian Wilson ‘The Biggest Influence on My Songwriting’


Following news of Brian Wilson’s death, Elton John paid a powerful tribute, calling him a 'musical genius and revolutionary.'

As the music industry mourns the death of Brian Wilson, who co-founded the Beach Boys and an entire genre of California rock, Elton John paid special tribute to his friend on Instagram. “ Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him,” John explained in caption to a photo of the pair in a room flush with studio equipment. Wilson’s former Beach Boys manager Fred Vail told Rolling Stone, “Sixty-two years, that’s how long we were buddies.

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