How we will continue without Brian Wilson, ‘God Only Knows,'” he concluded. McCartney has often cited Wilson as one of his inspirations. “I figure no one is educated musically ’til they’ve heard Pet Sounds,

John Cusack, who portrayed Brian Wilson in the biopic ‘Love & Mercy,’ reflects on his cherished time with the musician for Rolling Stone.

Sly Stone, who created visionary psychedelic rock, soul and pop that helped integrate popular music and captured harsh social realities under the guise of big-tent cheer; and Brian Wilson, the macher of the Beach Boys,