Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Carl Wilson formed the Beach Boys in 1961. Getty Images “And we sat in the car for two and a half hours or so … he didn’t say one word ...

Wouldn’t it be awful. That’s how John Stamos felt having to break it to Mike Love that his Beach Boys bandmate — and cousin Brian Wilson — died at 82 on Wednesday.

John Stamos was by Beach Boys founding member Mike Love's side when news of Brian Wilson's death on Wednesday stunned the music world. 'His face went blank,' the actor recalls.