The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson died this week at age 82, but his music is still blowing minds. In 1965, while the rest of his band was on tour, Brian Wilson, a founding member of the Beach Boys, who died this week at age 82, challenged himself to stay home and create a masterpiece. To me, The Beach Boys was music that just kind of always existed in the background. Pet SoundsBrian Wilson and Al Jardine perform Pet Sounds at the Pantages Theatre on May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Beach Boys were a family -- three brothers, a cousin and a friend -- which gave us a cohesiveness.