Brian Wilson

Rock Singer

Birthday June 20, 1942

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Inglewood, CA

Age 81 years old

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About

He co-wrote over twenty-five top forty hits with The Beach Boys  who influenced The Beatles with the album, Pet Sounds. He worked as a producer and arranger for the band, but suffered from drug addiction and mental health issues.

Before Fame

When he was two, he heard George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. He was the quarterback for his high school football team.

Trivia

He co-wrote hit songs like "Good Vibrations" and "Surfin' USA."

Family Life

He married Marilyn Wilson on December 7, 1964 and, after their divorce in 1979, he married Melinda Ledbetter on February 6, 1995. He has a total of seven children, five daughters named CarnieWendy, Dakota, Delanie and Daria and two sons named Dylan and Dash.

Associated With

He recorded "Guess I'm Dumb" with Glen Campbell while working on the albums Pet Sounds and Smile.