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Brian Wilson obituary: Troubled genius who wrote most of The Beach Boys' hits
Most cutting of all, Mike Love - Wilson's co-writer on many of The Beach Boys' biggest hits - damned Smile as "a whole album of Brian's madness". Discouraged by the reception given to Smile, and beset by mental illness, Brian Wilson pulled the plug on this work-in-progress in 1967.
Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with the Beach Boys before being pulled down by despair and depression in full public view, has died.
“We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,” his family wrote in its statement. “We ...
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