Brian Wilson, co-creator of the Beach Boys, dies aged 82

Brian Wilson, the singer-songwriter who co-created the Beach Boys rock band, has died, his family said in a statement on Wednesday. He was 82.

"We are at a loss for words right now," the statement on the singer's website said. "We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world."

The statement did not disclose a cause of death. Wilson had suffered from dementia and was unable to care for himself after his wife Melinda died in early 2024, prompting his family to put him under conservatorship.

Wilson created some of rock's most enduring songs such as Good Vibrations and God Only Knows in a career that was marked by a decades-long battle between his musical genius, drug abuse and mental health issues.