Beach Boy Brian Wilson, surf rock poet, dies at 82

Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait at his home in Los Angeles on Monday, July 28, 2008. Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder who masterminded the group's wild popularity and soundtracked the California dream, has died, his family announced on June 11, 2025. He was 82. — AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder who masterminded the group's wild popularity and soundtracked the California dream, has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 82.

The statement on Instagram did not give a cause. Wilson was placed under a legal conservatorship last year due to a "major neurocognitive disorder."