Brian Wilson, the legendary frontman and co-founder of the Beach Boys, has died at the age of 82, his family announced.
“We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,” his family said in a statement shared online.
“We are at a loss for words right now,” they added.
“Please respect our privacy at this time as our family grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world.”
Born in 1942 and raised in Hawthorne, California, Wilson formed a group along with his younger brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine.
They would go on to become one of the country’s biggest rock bands, the Beach Boys.
The are one of the most commercially successful bands of all time and have sold more than 100 million records globally, according to the group’s website.
Music magazine Rolling Stone ranked them at 12 on its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.”
Wilson was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic in 1984, according to Forbes, when doctors found evidence that his brain damage was linked to his use of psychedelic drugs.
In February 2024 it was revealed he had dementia.
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