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 anthems and made him one of the world's most influential recording artists,

Brian Wilson sang of a sun-drenched, carefree world that stood in striking contrast to his tormented inner life. In songs like "Fun, Fun, Fun," "California Girls," "Surfin' U.S.A.," and "I Get Around,

Beach Boy Al Jardine remembers the last time he spoke with Brian Wilson Jardine says he believes that Wilson found peace before he died Wilson died on June 11 at age 82 More than 60 years after they first joined forces to form the Beach Boys,