“Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him,” John said. “He sang ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’ at a tribute concert in 2003, and it was an extraordinary moment for me. I played on his solo records, he sang on my album, The Union, and even performed for my AIDS Foundation.

But when it came to The Beach Boys' founding member Brian Wilson, that word was more than just a compliment - it was a fact. With a legacy in pop culture that spans decades, and inspired one of the best music movies of all time,

John Cusack, Ronnie Wood and Sean Ono Lennon are among those paying tribute to Brian Wilson, the pioneering Beach Boys musician who has died aged 82. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

"The Beach Boys were the soundtrack of my summers," iconic author Stephen King writes as he remembers the music legend.