“God Only Knows,” written when Wilson was just 23, is perhaps as close to a perfect pop song as there is—and certainly the most beautiful. Editor-at-Large, Obsessed You can’t reduce a genius like ...

Sting included a tribute to Brian Wilson in his concert in Rostock, Germany on Wednesday evening, performing an acoustic rendition of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." "Today, one of my heroes died, ...

The late Fleetwood Mac keyboardist had a special connection to The Beach Boys. She had a brief relationship with Dennis Wilson, brother and bandmate of Carl and Brian. During their time together, ...

Sweet dreams, Brian Wilson. The world is already a lonelier place without him, after the news of his death on Wednesday, the week before his 83rd birthday. For the ultimate poet of summer, it’s ...

The BBC assembled a “We Are the World”– style cast of globally famous musicians to sing the Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” with its 80-piece BBC Concert Orchestra for a spot promoting the network’s ...

The Beach Boys are an American music group known for their fun, catchy songs about surfing, cars, and young love. Formed in California in the early 1960s, the band included brothers Brian, Dennis, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. God only knows when we'll see an array of pop superstars as impressive as the one the BBC just assembled for a new remake of a ...

Loved ones, fans, and friends of Brian Wilson have been feeling the absence left by his death on June 11 of this year. The Beach Boys icon was an incredible songwriter, with an ability to take odd, ...

When Brian Wilson went into the studio in early 1966, he wasn't trying to write an epic rock anthem. Instead, he crafted a track that clocks in at just about three minutes flat, a brief window of ...

Excerpted from "The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds" by Jim Fusilli (Continuum, 2005). Reprinted with permission from Bloomsbury Publishing. “It’s a really, really great song,” said Paul McCartney. “It’s a big ...