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Brian Wilson, the pop music genius and singer who co-founded the Beach Boys, has died. He was 82.

The musician's family announced his death on Wednesday, June 11 in an Instagram post featuring a recent photo of the star smiling on a bench.

Wilson's Beach Boys bandmate Al Jardine confirmed to PEOPLE that he died in the early morning of June 11.

Described by PEOPLE in 1975 as the "formative genius of the group," Wilson served as the rock band's songwriter and co-lead vocalist and also played bass guitar and keyboard