“Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him,” John said. “He sang ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’ at a tribute concert in 2003, and it was an extraordinary moment for me. I played on his solo records, he sang on my album, The Union, and even performed for my AIDS Foundation.

“Mike and I were together when I got the text, and I had to tell him,” Stamos said through tears. “Without Brian Wilson, life would be a mistake.”