Wilson is known as one of the most influential pop musicians of the twentieth century.
Brian Wilson (1942-2025): The broken genius behind the most beautiful melodies
‘Brian Wilson and Sly Stone in one week’
“Everyone with a shred of music must be grateful for Brian Wilson’s genius magical ‘Touch’ and be very sad about this enormous loss,” wrote Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac on social media. “My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood also responded to the death of Wilson. “Brian Wilson and Sly Stone in a week. My world mourns. So sad,” Wood wrote to photos of Wilson and musician Sly Stone, who died earlier this week.
“The Maestro died,” wrote John Cusack, who played Wilson in the biographical film Love & Mercy From 2014, on X. Gene Simmons from the band Kiss, Wilson found a “visionary”. “Thanks for a lifetime of beautiful melodies. I’m going to listen to the Beach Boys all day and recall memories,” he wrote on X.
Call Beatles Brian Wilson Genie
The Beach Boys was the only American band that was able to match The Beatles somewhat in the 60s. The album Pet Sounds From 1966 is seen as one of the best albums in the history of pop music. John Lennon from The Beatles and Paul McCartney also shared that opinion as a “genius.”
Ringo Starr shared a tribute on Instagram. Sean Lennon, the son of John Lennon, called Wilson in a message on X the “American Mozart”. “Everyone who really knows me knows how sad I am about the death of Brian Wilson. Not many people have influenced me as he was,” said Lennon.