Brian Wilson's friends and fellow celebrities, including Nancy Sinatra, are remembering the music icon in social media posts.

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Beach Boys leader and musical innovator Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving the music world that he helped shape through his genius in mourning. The news of his death arrived Wednesday (June 11) via an announcement from his children following a difficult battle with dementia - for which he was placed under a legal conservatorship in 2024 - and years of mental health and substance abuse issues before that.

RIP Brian Wilson, 82. Co-creator of the Beach Boys, and the man who wrote one of the greatest pop songs in history, God Only Knows, when he was just 23. A complex man but a musical genius and showbusiness icon. What a legacy he leaves. pic.twitter.com/MaenGYpuUv

Keith Richards, Mick Fleetwood and more are sharing tributes to Brian Wilson following the death of the legendary Beach Boys cofounder.

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Tributes paid to legendary Beach Boys singer and songwriting genius - ‘We are at a loss for words right now’, his family said as they announced the death of the hugely influential musical star

In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday of the two, the "Rocket Man" singer remembered Wilson as someone who "was always so kind to me from the day I met him."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.