Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime ...

FILE – Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine appear backstage at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012 ...

The Beach Boys on the road without Brian Wilson: (L-R) Bruce Johnston, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love. Although it's credited to The Beach Boys, ...

FILE - Original members of The Beach Boys, from left, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and Brian Wilson appear onstage during ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series, June 15, 2012, in New York.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs helped define California surfing culture, has died at age 82, ...

Al Jardine shares memories of fellow Beach Boy Brian Wilson and talks about their last meeting a month ago before the ...

Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, pose with their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, during a ceremony in Los Angeles on ...

The genius of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary leader, inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime classics.

The Beach Boys - from left, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Brian Wilson - are seen in 1964. Gems/Redferns/Getty Images ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius ... Wilson in the fall of 1961 formed a band with his brothers Carl and Dennis, ... with Bruce Johnston eventually replacing him permanently on tour.