The announcement about the legendary American artist and songwriter Brian Wilson being dead came on Wednesday evening. Soon he was hailed by his colleagues on social media.
”I heard the sad news about Brian Wilson today and thought about all the years I have listened to him and admired his genius. Rest in peace, dear Brian”, writes Bob Dylan in a post on X.
Songwriter Carole King emphasizes that ”we can be grateful that we have his music”, while ex-Beatle Ringo Starr writes ”God bless Brian”.
Elton John hails ”a musical genius”. ”He was my greatest inspiration as a songwriter”, he writes on Instagram.
Among other stars who hail Brian Wilson are Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Nancy Sinatra, Mick Fleetwood, Sean Ono Lennon and James Hetfield.
The Beach Boys pop visionary became 82 years old.
