"Surfer Girl" was released on August 3, 1963, and it reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts by September 14 of that same year.

Lasting just one minute, this wordless 1969 vocal piece managed to capture the sweeping emotional ambition and intricate ...

The deeply emotional track revealed a more vulnerable side the Beach Boys leader ...

When one learns of a genius musician, it’s hard not to research everything one can about that artist’s process. This is especially the case if you’re a musician yourself. I’ve spent quite a bit of ...

Fans keep coming back to a 1963 Brian Wilson song that many consider the peak of his early genius. In 2025, "In My Room" was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 25 best songs Wilson wrote. It’s a ...

Brian Wilson almost gave away The Beach Boys' Top 40 hit, "Don't Worry, Baby", but his co-writer convinced him to keep it ...

After hearing The Beatles' new track, Brian Wilson was so devastated that he quit the album he was working on and stepped back from his own band.

When Brian Wilson was in a depressive episode, fearing death and struggling to function, this one 1970s track could always be ...

In 1968, Brian Wilson wrote an ode to the good old days, and it has since been ranked as one of his very best songs. "Do It Again" was written by Wilson and Beach Boys member Mike Love. The cousins' ...

It's not often that Paul McCartney dares to call a song his favorite. He always has a hard time choosing, even among his own songs. But when it comes to this one Beach Boys song, he has a soft spot.

John Mason knew that Brian Wilson needed help – but it came at a high price. “Brian was in a weak mental state,” the entertainment lawyer, who once represented the fragile leader of the Beach Boys, ...