United Kingdom, June 12 -- Mike Love pledged he will miss Brian Wilson "forever" in a heartfelt tribute.

The 84-year-old singer-songwriter has remembered his Beach Boys bandmate and cousin - who died on Wednesday (11.06.25) aged 82 - as "the heart" of the group and "the soul" of their sound.

He wrote on Instagram: "Today, the world lost a genius, and I lost a cousin by blood and my partner in music.

"Brian Wilson wasn't just the heart of The Beach Boys-he was the soul of our sound. From the first time we sang together as kids in my living room, I knew there was something otherworldly in him. His musical gifts were unmatched. The melodies he dreamed up, the emotions he poured into every note-Brian changed the course of music forever.

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