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Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys: 'God Only Knows'

The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach. Testimonials to Wilson’s musical talent and the Beach Boys’ influence came from the California coast and the ...
Los Angeles Magazine

God Only Knows Where California Would Be Without Brian Wilson

The Beach Boys (clockwise from left Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Dennis Wilson) in 1964. Brian Wilson, the chief architect behind surf-rock supernovas The Beach Boys, who ...
Yahoo

“One of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it”

The Beach Boys were midway through their 1966 tour of Japan and Hawaii when their founder, leader and sonic visionary Brian Wilson began the writing sessions that would yield God Only Knows, a ...
Smooth Radio

Watch Elton John sing emotional 'God Only Knows' tribute to his idol Brian Wilson

Sir Elton John sang ‘God Only Knows’ at the 40th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as a tribute to The Beach ...
AOL

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys cofounder and 'God Only Knows' genius, dies at 82

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly associated a song with the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” album. Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs ...