Beach Boys hope to work on new song with Brian Wilson amid health issues – Music News
The Beach Boys hope Brian Wilson can make new music with them.
The 81-year-old musician has been placed under conservatorship as he battles a “severe neurocognitive disorder” following the death of his wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, but his cousin Mike, a former bandmate in the “Vibrations'' group, said that at 83 years old, Love still has a lot of musical talent and would love to get back into the studio.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mike said: “At the end of the documentary, we met up at Paradise Cove[in Los Angeles].
“He was remembering things from high school that I had forgotten about. His long-term memory is right there.
“His musical talent will be there for as long as he lives, but he needs medical supervision and care. His wife took care of that.”
The band are promoting the Disney+ documentary The Beach Boys, which will be released on the streaming platform on May 24th, and the God Only Knows hitmakers see it as a “new beginning”. There is.
Mike continued, “I know he (Wilson) needs help, but we are still able to get together and will be seeing him soon.
“It's not as negative as you might think, as long as he's being taken care of properly. He's seeing the kids…he's being well taken care of.”
“Once Brian and Mike sit around the piano and start making magic, I don't think there's any stopping it,” said band member Bruce Johnston, 81.
Mike said: “Today is a whole new day. I hope we can all do something together. It's going to be great.”
The '60s surf rock legends, who had a checkered past, toured as two separate groups, with Brian and 81-year-old Al Jardine performing together.
And Mike had been eager for a formal reunion for several years.
He told Rolling Stone in 2018:
“We will continue to think about things like that and see what we can do.”
He also previously said he would like to see them reunite at Glastonbury.
The “I Get Around'' hitmaker is known worldwide for his work at Worthy Farm in Somerset, southwest England, which has featured Lionel Richie, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Jeff Lynne and Dolly Parton. The group can be seen performing during the legendary festival's Sunday afternoon Legends slot. and Dame Shirley Bassey have been performing for many years.
He said there was no bad blood between him and Brian, and that he had been in communication with Brian following emergency hip surgery and subsequent “mental health concerns” and that he was unable to continue on his Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits tour. He assured that he was still in touch even after he had to postpone the event. In 2019.
They last performed with Brian on their 50th anniversary tour in 2012.









