Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.
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FILE - Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, rear, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine appear during ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series, on June 15, 2012, in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Brain Wilson, leader of The Beach Boys, performs the song "Heroes and Villains" during a rehearsal at a sound stage in Burbank, Calif., Sept. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
FILE - Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine appear backstage at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait at his home in Los Angeles on July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Brian Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love and Al Jardine perform during the band's concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 2, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson, left, and his wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson arrive at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - The Beach Boys, from left, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, hold their trophies after being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York, Jan. 21, 1988. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
FILE - Mike Love, left, and Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, perform at the Miller Time concert on Pier 84 on July 8, 1983 in New York. (AP Photo/ David Handschuh, File)
FILE - Original members of The Beach Boys, from left, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Brian Wilson appear onstage during ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series, June 15, 2012, in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)
Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, pose with their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 1980. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
FILE - Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, rear, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine appear during ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series, on June 15, 2012, in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Brain Wilson, leader of The Beach Boys, performs the song "Heroes and Villains" during a rehearsal at a sound stage in Burbank, Calif., Sept. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
FILE - Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine appear backstage at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait at his home in Los Angeles on July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Brian Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love and Al Jardine perform during the band's concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 2, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson, left, and his wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson arrive at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - The Beach Boys, from left, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, hold their trophies after being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York, Jan. 21, 1988. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
FILE - Mike Love, left, and Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, perform at the Miller Time concert on Pier 84 on July 8, 1983 in New York. (AP Photo/ David Handschuh, File)
FILE - Original members of The Beach Boys, from left, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Brian Wilson appear onstage during ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series, June 15, 2012, in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)
Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, pose with their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 1980. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
