News of Brian Wilson's death left bandmate Mike Love speechless, says honorary Beach Boy John Stamos

John Stamos was by Beach Boys founding subordinate Mike Love’s broadside erstwhile quality of bandmate Brian Wilson’s decease connected Wednesday was made public. The “Full House” prima was besides the messenger who delivered the heartbreaking quality to Love, Wilson’s cousin-turned-longtime collaborator.

“I said, ‘Mike, your relative passed away,’ and his look went blank,” Stamos, an honorary Beach Boys member, recalled to the New York Post. “And we sat successful the car for 2 and a fractional hours oregon truthful ... helium didn’t accidental 1 word.”

Wilson, the genius down the Beach Boys, died Wednesday astatine property 82. The singer’s household announced his decease connected societal media and his website, penning successful a statement, “We are astatine a nonaccomplishment for words close now.” A origin of decease was not revealed, but Wilson was diagnosed with dementia and placed nether a conservatorship successful May 2024. Wilson, who co-founded the Beach Boys successful 1961 with brothers Dennis and Carl and relative Love, besides battled intelligence wellness issues and cause addiction for decades.

Stamos, 61, relived the somber infinitesimal connected Thursday up of the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremonial successful New York, wherever Love was among the newest radical of inductees that included George Clinton, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and the Doobie Brothers. Though Love remained speechless aft learning of Wilson’s death, Stamos said, “I knew however helium was feeling.” The actor, who has performed with the Beach Boys implicit respective decades, besides spoke to the Post astir Love, 84, and Wilson’s relationship, noting “they made beauteous euphony together.”

During the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, Stamos introduced Love, who paid tribute to Wilson, arsenic “my member successful music.” His sentiments connected Thursday added to his societal media tribute to Wilson connected Wednesday.

“Brian Wilson wasn’t conscionable the bosom of The Beach Boys—he was the psyche of our sound,” Love wrote arsenic helium reminisced connected the group’s aboriginal days and Wilson’s lasting contributions to music.

Love added successful his tribute: “Our travel unneurotic was filled with moments of brilliance, heartbreak, laughter, complexity and astir of all, LOVE . Like each families, we had our ups and downs. But done it all, we ne'er stopped loving each other, and I ne'er stopped being successful awe of what helium could bash erstwhile helium sat astatine a soft oregon his spontaneity successful the studio.”

Stamos was among the high-profile figures who paid tribute to Wilson connected societal media. Elton John, the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, Mick Fleetwood, Bruce Springsteen, Nancy Sinatra and California Gov. Gavin Newsom besides honored Wilson.

“Wilson fundamentally changed modern music, helping marque the Beach Boys not lone the defining American set of their era, but besides the California set to this day,” Newsom said successful a statement. “He captured the mystique and magic of California, carrying it astir the satellite and crossed generations.”

The Beach Boys established a quintessentially California dependable with fashionable tracks including “Surfer Girl,” “California Girls” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.”

Wilson is survived by six children, including daughters Carnie and Wendy, who made up two-thirds of the Grammy-nominated popular vocal radical Wilson Phillips with the Mamas and the Papas scion Chynna Phillips. He is preceded successful decease by his wife, Melinda, who died successful January 2024. His member Dennis drowned successful 1983 portion diving successful Marina Del Rey, and Carl, his different brother, died of lung crab successful 1998.