What is Brian Wilson?
[[File:Brian Wilson Jan 2007.jpg|200px|right]] {{About|the musician|the ballplayer|Brian Wilson (baseball)}} '''Brian Douglas Wilson''' (born June 20, 1942) is an [[Americans|American]] [[musician]], [[songwriter]] and [[singer]]. He was born in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], [[California]]. He is a founding member of [[The Beach Boys]], although he was largely separate from the band from the 1970s until 2011. He played [[Bass guitar|bass]], sang, and wrote songs for them. In the 1970s and 80s, Wilson struggled with [[Illegal drugs|drug problems]] and eating too much. In the 1980s and 90s, he began a solo career. He was a [[Kennedy Center]] honoree in 2007. In 2011, Wilson reunited with The Beach Boys. Wilson has [[bipolar disorder]] and [[schizoaffective disorder]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brian Wilson – A Powerful Interview|url=http://abilitymagazine.com/past/brianW/brianw.html |work=Ability Magazine |author1=Chet Cooper |author2=Gillian Friedman}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Brian}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American pop singers]] [[Category:American rock singers]] [[Category:American rock musicians]] [[Category:American pop musicians]] [[Category:People with bipolar disorder]] [[Category:Writers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from California]] [[Category:People from Inglewood, California]] [[Category:Progressive rock singers]]