There are almost no corners of the music world that Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson didn’t touch, so since news broke earlier today that he had died at age 82, there have been an outpouring of tributes from friends, fans, and fellow musicians. In many cases it’s all three in one person.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define American pop music, has died.