United Kingdom, June 12 -- Sir Elton John, Bob Dylan, and Sir Ringo Starr are among the musicians to pay tribute to the late Brian Wilson.

The Beach Boys co-founder passed away on Wednesday (11.06.25) at the age of 82 and Tiny Dancer hitmaker Elton praised his friend as the "biggest influence" on his work.

Sharing a photo of them together, Elton wrote on Instagram: "Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him.

"He sang 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight' at a tribute concert in 2003, and it was an extraordinary moment for me. played on his solo records, he sang on my album, The Union, and even performed for my AIDS Foundation.

"I grew to love him as a person, and for me, he was the biggest influence on my songwriting ever...