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The musical world is in mourning after the death of Brian Wilson at the age of 82.
Born in California in 1942, he rose to fame as a member of The Beach Boys, writing, arranging and producing a string of hit albums and singles for the band - becoming the first true pop auteur.
The rigours of the music industry saw him suffer a mental breakdown in 1964, after which he stopped touring to focus on songwriting.
It saw him record his masterpiece in 1966 - the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds, often cited as the greatest album of all time.
His struggles with his mental health continued , but he launched a successful solo career in 1988, releasing 12 studio albums and touring as recently as 2022.
Here are 15 memorable quotes from the great man.
5. Brian Wilson on...love
"If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life." | Getty Images
6. Brian Wilson on...his mental health
"Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive." | Getty Images
7. Brian Wilson on...good vibrations
"My mother used to tell me about vibrations. I didn't really understand too much of what that meant when I was just a boy. To think that invisible feelings, invisible vibrations existed scared me to death." | Getty Images
8. Brian Wilson on...his inspirations
"I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after I taught myself that, I taught myself to play my own kind of stuff." | Getty Images