The death of the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak was announced by his family on Wednesday: “We are at a loss for words right now.”

Wilson has passed away at the age of 82 following a battle with dementia, his children revealed in a June 11 social media post.

The Beach Boys' co-founder talks to The Times about his longtime former bandmate who helped shape the culture of SoCal music.

I think the most comforting thought right now is that you are reunited with Carl and Dennis, singing those beautiful harmonies again,” founding member Al Jardine said.

Brian Wilson was in the recording studio in April in a final photo taken months before his death. The Beach Boys founder's death at 82 years old was announced on Wednesday, June 11.

Darlin’ (1967) The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike. Wilson revamped a song he wrote with Mike Love (for what became Three Dog Night). Now as a rollicking horn-driven soul number (with a great vocal from Carl Wilson), it became an unexpected highlight of this era for the band.