Tributes have been pouring in this past week for Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder and pop music maestro, following his death aged 82. But there have been possibly none so personal as the memories of writer David Leaf,

Wilson has passed away at the age of 82 following a battle with dementia, his children revealed in a June 11 social media post.

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

The "Full House" actor said he learned about the Beach Boys co-founder's passing after landing in New York City to introduce Love at his 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Mike Love exclusively tells PEOPLE that he and late Beach Boys bandmate Brian Wilson are "inseparable" both in "life and afterlife" ahead of the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on June 12.

I'll never forget the first time Brian Wilson made me see God. It was 1973, and I was sitting in the mostly empty balcony of a second-run movie theater finally watching “American Graffiti,” the movie everyone in my high school was talking about.

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

The Beatles member posted a thought tribute on Instagram to the Beach Boys founder who died on Wednesday, June 11. He shared an image of a young Wilson, along with more recent pictures of the rock legends together.

So, it was greatly refreshing to watch a biopic that truly digs deep into Brian Wilson, and not just one period of his life, but two very separate times in the musician’s existe