Brian Wilson's Cause of Death Released and the Details Are Heartbreaking originally appeared on Parade. Co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, passed away at the age of 82 ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs helped define a revved-up era of American popular music, has died at age 82. Wilson's family announced his death on social media Wednesday ...

Brian Wilson performs as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. (File photo by Chris Pizzello?AP) Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader ...

FILE - Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File) Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for ...

Though Brian Wilson was one of pop’s most studied artists, he largely remained an enigma. The Beach Boys leader, whose death at 82 was announced June 11, made music for the masses with an artisan’s ...

It’s true: Brian Wilson, the cofounder and creative soul of the Beach Boys who died last week at the age of 82, didn’t surf. And for someone who cowrote a song called “I Get Around,” he didn’t really ...

Co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, passed away at the age of 82 on June 11. His official cause of death has been released, according to an initial report by TMZ. Wilson ...