Iconic musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys has died at 82, with the band having sold their intellectual property for $64 million in 2021 despite early financial missteps.

John Stamos has admitted he "doesn't know who he would be" without the influence of the Beach Boys - and said he was the one telling Mike Love that Brian Wilson had passed away. The 61-year-old actor,

Brian Wilson – the Beach Boys genius who has died at the age of 82 – appeared at a San Diego fan convention. Also in attendance was Peter Reum, a former therapist who knew Wilson. Reum had already heard rumours that Wilson was heavily medicated – drugs administered by Wilson’s Svengali-like psychotherapist,