God Only Knows Where California Would Be Without Brian Wilson originally appeared on L.A. Mag.

Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...

But Brian turned his fantasies into a California dream-world of fast cars and cool waves — a world that might even have room ...

God Only Knows,” written when Wilson was just 23, is perhaps as close to a perfect pop song as there is—and certainly the most beautiful.

For rock connoisseurs, it’s decidedly uncool to love the Beach Boys. Why choose the corny regional sexual stereotypes of ...

It’s still startling to hear — especially “God Only Knows,” a tune everyone on Earth wishes they could sing, although these are high notes only angels or Carl Wilson could reach.

Sting honored his hero Brian Wilson hours after news of his death during a concert in Germany Wednesday evening. While on ...

Sting performed a cover of the Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows' in tribute to Brian Wilson at his concert in Rostock, Germany on ...