Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. Of all Brian Wilson’s songs, ...

The Beach Boys were Brian Wilson. Sure, those ethereal harmonies and passed-around lead vocals might have had a host of names attached to them since the band's debut in the early 1960s, but it was ...

The troubled and sometimes estranged daughter of the musical genius Brian Wilson famously described her young life waking each morning to the same song being played by her father at full volume. Every ...

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 ...

The musical world lost a giant with the death of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, at the aged of 82. Attempting to distil Wilson’s talent and influence in a few short songs ...

Wilson’s death was announced yesterday (June 11) via his family – he was 82. In the hours since the announcement, fans of The Beatles and The Beach Boys have been reliving pleasantries shared between ...

Sir Paul McCartney needs no introduction as the former Beatles member, one of the most revered bands in music history, and as a successful soloist in his own right. He is admired in the industry and ...