From David Bowie to Oasis, rock music's biggest icons have recorded songs about fame and the rock star lifestyle.

Listening to Brian Wilson’s music was like growing up with him. Beginning with songs about teenage kicks like surfing, driving, and chasing girls, he matured into thoughtful and introspective ...

The Beach Boys star Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82 and served as the principal songwriter for the band.

The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions ...

The leader of the Beach Boys, who has died at age 82, made a profound impact on music and American culture through his ...

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John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote a lot of hit songs during their time with The Beatles, with their track Back In The ...

The spark of the Beach Boys has died at age 82. A critic picks a dozen songs highlighting the talent of the group’s ‘resident ...

The musical world has lost a giant. Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, has died at age 82.

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. His family posted the news to his website Wednesday. The Beach Boys’ visionary ...

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...