Brian Wilson, the chief architect behind surf-rock supernovas The Beach Boys, who soundtracked a generation of youthful coastal indulgence alongside lost, dark melancholia, passed away on Wednesday. He was 82.

The late Beach Boy singer Brian Wilson and his wife Melinda Ledbetter’s romance dates back to 1986 when the two crossed paths at a car dealership. Even though the couple called it quits three years into the relationship on account of Brian’s therapist and then-legal guardian Dr.