Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s daughters share his ‘extremely spiritual’ side a year after passing |
It’s been just over a year since Brian Wilson passed away on June 11, 2025, but the gifts he left this world will be here forever. As the musical soul and architect of The Beach Boys, he magically turned California sunshine into sound and weaved haunting harmonies that soothed the hearts of lonely teens and bravely expressed his vulnerabilities on Pet Sounds.
Another enduring musical gift he left this world is his daughters, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, two-thirds of the chart-topping trio, Wilson Phillips. After selling millions of albums in the ‘90s, they have continued to build their musical legacy through new albums, touring, and unforgettable appearances in the 2011 hit film Bridesmaids, and a 2022 performance on The Masked Singer.
Wendy and Carnie Wilson open up about their father a year after his passing
To commemorate their father’s life and legacy, a year after his passing and for Father’s Day, Carnie and Wendy sat down with Upworthy to talk about a man the world knows as a genius, but they always knew as Daddy.
(You can watch the entire interview below.)
For the Wilson women, losing their father has been hard, but, in a way, he’s never really left.
“I mean, how can you ever have real closure when your parent dies? You go through so many emotions, and there are so many stages of grief, but yet there are so many revelations inside you, so it’s all a process, and it keeps on going,” Wendy told Upworthy.
“We’re in the same industry, music has always been a thread with us, and so the fact that we are still performing, and the people every day on the street coming up to you, it’s a blessing.........