Al Jardine says the death of Brian Wilson “was not expected” and that, when he last saw Wilson in May, he believed his fellow Beach Boy was recovering from some of the many health setbacks he’d suffered. Although resuming any substantial concert appearances was out of the question for Wilson after their last tour together came to an abrupt halt in 2022, Jardine had harbored a hope that, when he hits the road this summer, fronting Wilson’s longtime road band, there was a chance his friend of 65 years might be able to come up on stage. But the architect of the Beach Boys‘ sound was reported on Wednesday
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