Legend Dies, Music Lives On — Brian Wilson Remembered Through Song

[{"selector":"#anim-1f6b5728-ea96-41a3-a8b9-e791422e9007 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.706158467925313%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Mike Love Honors Brian Wilson at Songwriters Hall of Fame

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[{"selector":"#anim-6e10a968-444a-4359-a516-106dadedc3a9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.865325670588504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] On their way to the ceremony, Stamos reveals he was the one who told Mike Love that Wilson had died

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[{"selector":"#anim-6aa73027-3574-4e57-a198-9a2fca266c65 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.18032771217968%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] After hearing the news, Mike Love reportedly stayed silent for over two hours,

[{"selector":"#anim-ca6e3b24-ecab-4338-9668-156e776e32c8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.078007385775187%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Stamos, a longtime honorary Beach Boy, praised Love for writing the soundtrack to America’s golden age

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[{"selector":"#anim-d9bb44b2-88ad-4fa2-8b21-8b1e28e0e7e6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.069767314856627%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Accepting his award, Love said he believed Wilson’s spirit was in the room

[{"selector":"#anim-b2a7bda0-0947-4c47-8367-eadd93366a82 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.84134600725238%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] As the creative force behind the Beach Boys’ sound, Wilson transformed pop music forever with rich harmonie

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[{"selector":"#anim-8bcd37e7-ea4e-4b85-8e70-dba4f4089d33 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.706158467925313%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Stamos said Love and Wilson’s songs gave the world a Technicolor vision of American joy, youth, and possibility.