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One last visit with Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson

WBUR | By Robin Young
Published September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM EDT
A sunflower lies atop the Beach Boys' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the announcement of the death of the band's main songwriter Brian Wilson at 82, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
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A sunflower lies atop the Beach Boys' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the announcement of the death of the band's main songwriter Brian Wilson at 82, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young remembers the late music great, Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, by revisiting the interview she did with him back in 2002 when a live version of his seminal “Pet Sounds” album was released.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Robin Young
Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has also reported for NBC, CBS and ABC television and for several years was substitute host and correspondent for "The Today Show."
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