Overview

• His family announced his passing on his official Facebook page, marking the end of decades defined by groundbreaking music and personal struggles.
• As leader of the Beach Boys, he pioneered experimental production techniques, including orchestral arrangements and layered vocals, on seminal albums like Pet Sounds.
• He wrote iconic hits such as "Good Vibrations," "God Only Knows" and "California Girls," which came to symbolize the 1960s Californian sound.
• Wilson’s battles with depression and substance addiction intensified in the 1970s but he later achieved a creative resurgence as a solo artist.
• Dementia led to legal guardianship first under his wife Melinda in 2012 and then under his agents following her death in January 2024.