Brian Wilson’s Life in Photos – The New York Times
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Brian Wilson (top right) posing with the rest of the Beach Boys during a photo shoot in 1962. The band released its first album on Capitol Records that year.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Brian Wilson (center, with bass guitar) as the Beach Boys rehearse at home in 1964 in Los Angeles.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Brian Wilson in 1964 staring intently at sheet music while playing the piano. Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Wilson (far right) performs on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in September 1964. Just months later, he decided to quit touring to concentrate on songwriting and recording.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Wilson, with the bass guitar, holds a copy of the 1963 Beach Boys album “Surfer Girl.”Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Brian Wilson (center) and the Beach Boys perform during an appearance on the Christmas episode of the TV show “Shindig!”Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Wilson with his first wife, Marilyn Rovell.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Brian Wilson directs from the control room while recording “Pet Sounds” in 1966 in Los Angeles. The album is now widely regarded as one of the greatest in pop music history.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Wilson (left) poses for a portrait with the rest of the Beach Boys in 1967.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Wilson shares food with his dog.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Brian Wilson (far back left) poses with the rest of the Beach Boys on a sailboat in 1976. The group had a nostalgia-fueled comeback in the mid-70s.Credit…Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Wilson performs in 1976.Credit…Ed Perlstein/Redferns, via Getty Images
The Beach Boys receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1980.Credit…Lennox Mclendon/Associated Press
Wilson plays the piano at Wembley Stadium in London in 1980.Credit…Terry Lott/Sony Music Archive, via Getty Images
Wilson (left) with Dr. Eugene Landy. Landy was a psychotherapist who helped Wilson in his recovery from drug abuse, and then became a dominant presence in his life before being blocked from contacting Wilson after an intervention by the musician’s family.Credit…Ebet Roberts/Redferns, via Getty Images
Brian Wilson (rear center, in purple) Beach Boys appear on a 1988 episode of “Full House” that helped introduce the group to a younger generation.Credit…ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content, via Getty Images
Wilson photographed at home in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2004.Credit…Marissa Roth for The New York Times
Wilson (seated, center-right) during a performance of songs from the album “Smile” in 2004. The album featured music from the famously abandoned album of the same name from the 1960s.Credit…Karl Walter/Getty Images
Wilson performing in 2006.Credit…Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
Wilson accepting the best historical album award for “The Smile Sessions” onstage at the Grammys in 2013.Credit…Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
A barefoot Brian Wilson in 1988.Credit…Ann Summa/Getty Images
