When Brian and I were 24-years old, we met. He, an accomplished songwriter/producer with a well-established career, and me an audio engineer new to Hollywood. Our chance meeting became an entanglement going on 59 years … and the rest is history. Now, the Wilson brothers are reunited and I'm certain are making transcendental celestial harmonies, as life is eternal -- God Only Knows.

I remember Brian being a humble, yet complex person. Easy to be creative with, but harder to be with; a man of few spoken words, but of many written to song.

He was always respectful of my ideas, while I was in awe of his. Yet, he made me, and my contributions feel welcome, appreciated, important and maybe useful.

My love to all those whose lives were influenced by Brian's incredible and far-reaching touch. Close or far, direct or just-tangible the attitudes toward the good times of life and memories we all have experienced through Brian's music is unquestionably supreme. 

I know I will be thinking and reflecting on all those many times I spent much happiness in friendship with Brian and on the creative level with both of us having the best times ever. Until I too meet up again with the brother's Wilson . . .

Brian !    It’s the big Take Two !!   RIP my dear friend ~ Stephen W. Desper

Thank you so much Stephen for dropping by. Your thoughts are wonderful. The world has lost a bit of its soul.

Are there any words any of us can say to express our feelings?

Not really.

But ever since he was put under care I think we knew it was probably coming fairly soon.

Thank you Brian for everything you've done for us, and the world. I hope you, Dennis and Carl are jammin' away right now.

This song is very appropriate now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46IQu0yuJzU

:-(

Probably AI? There's tons of AI stuff out there on Youtube lately so when you look at something you have to read the video and/or channel description carefully and use your own judgement. If it doesn't seem real, it probably isn't.

Oh no! RIP! :-( My heart goes out to her loved ones.

LOL!

Why not?

Is there any way to make these smaller?

You have to remember that TSS version was just from a demo Brian sang. He might not have been playing super-duper close attention to the lyrics when he sang it.

Happy Birthday Brian!!

That's a really cool video!

Read about this a short while ago, have no words. :-( My heart goes out to Brian and his family.

Frankly, after Melinda passed I was halfway wondering if Brian might be going downhill, sooner if not later.

Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2024/02/09/329884586/seiji-ozawa-conductor-boston-symphony-orchestra-dies-age-88

Oh no! :-(

Oh no! RIP Jeff.

I guess I kinda hate to ruin a thread about a great interview with Bruce, but after reading the interview I decided to check out a Youtube version of Manilow's version of I Write The Songs, and I learned by reading the comments in the video ... that it looks like there are people out there who think the song was written by Satan, about Satan!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHIdHIWfnl4

That's a great interview!

I like this: "I’ve been called one of the great all-around schlockmeisters in terms of songwriting." LOL!

Wow, great find!

[Terry Kirkman, the Association Singer and Founding Member, Dies at 83]

Surprised nobody's posted this yet.

 
Terry Kirkman, the Association Singer and Founding Member, Dies at 83

Singer-songwriter Terry Kirkman, a founding member of the 1960s folk-rock band the Association, has died. He was 83.

Kirkman’s death was confirmed on Sunday through a statement on the Association’s official Facebook page: “We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, RIP Terry. He will live on in our hearts and in the music he so brilliantly wrote.”

Kirkman was born on Dec. 12, 1939, in Salina, Kan. In 1965, he formed the Association in L.A. alongside Jules Gary Alexander, Russ Giguere, Ted Bluechel Jr., Brian Cole and Bob Page, who was quickly replaced by Jim Yester. The group consisted of a large ensemble of vocalists and instrumentalists known for their intricate vocal harmonies.

My favorite song of his:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKPYEdYB1g

Happy birthday Brian!!

LOL that's pretty good, though I can't help but wonder if the first one sounds just a wee bit too polished?

Who would that be singing in the 2nd one - Carl?

Perfect video for that song!

Next they need to use AI to write imitation Beach Boys songs.

I wish people would stop dying. I'm getting sick of it all.