“Full House” actor John Stamos heard concerning the demise of founding Seaside Boys member Brian Wilson like most others, however had the uniquely troublesome obligation of breaking that information to band member Mike Love — who “didn’t say one word” for a number of hours after.
Wilson, Love’s cousin and the band’s major songwriter, died Wednesday at 82.
Love mourned his cousin in a speech Thursday whereas being inducted into the 2025 Songwriters Corridor of Fame, the place Stamos launched him. Stamos discovered about Wilson’s demise upon touchdown in New York Metropolis for Love’s induction.
“I was with Mike, I got off the plane, and I got the text,” Stamos instructed the New York Publish on the pink carpet Thursday. “I was like, ‘Oh boy, I guess I better [tell him].’ I said, ‘Mike, your cousin passed away,’ and his face went blank.”
“We sat in the car for two and a half hours or so… he didn’t say one word,” he continued.
Stamos stated he didn’t ask the singer how he was feeling.
“I knew how he was feeling,” he stated Thursday.
The actor skilled the lack of his greatest buddy and “brother” of fifty years, Mike Owen, to a sudden coronary heart assault final yr. He additionally misplaced his former “Full House” co-star Bob Saget to an unintentional head damage in 2022.
Love and Wilson based the Seaside Boys in 1961 alongside Wilson’s brothers Dennis and Carl, together with Al Jardine. Wilson wrote and produced most of their songs along with his work as a singer, whereas Love turned the band’s lead vocalist.
Their relationship grew strained when Love sued Wilson for defamation over his 1991 memoir, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story,” alleging Wilson and writer HarperCollins inaccurately portrayed him and minimized his songwriting contributions to the band.
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Love once more sued Wilson in 1993, alleging that he deserved songwriting credit on dozens of Seaside Boys songs that didn’t listing him as an official author. Love was reportedly awarded $13 million and retroactive songwriting credit on 35 tracks.
Wilson’s explanation for demise has but to be decided or publicly shared. The singer-songwriter had reportedly been recognized with schizoaffective dysfunction and bipolar dysfunction, and had usually skilled auditory hallucinations for the reason that Nineteen Sixties.
His demise sparked heartfelt tributes from around the globe, together with one from Love.
“Today, the world lost a genius, and I lost a cousin by blood and my partner in music,” he wrote Thursday on Instagram. “Brian Wilson wasn’t just the heart of The Beach Boys — he was the soul of our sound… I’ll miss you forever, my beloved cousin.”
