Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life’s stage nearly simultaneously By: David Bauder, The Associated Press Posted: 11:06 PM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025 Advertisement ...

June 2025’s music losses include Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, Mott the Hoople/Bad Company’s Mick Ralphs, Lou Christie and more.

The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price for their gifts.

Did Sly Stone and Brian Wilson live lives of tragedy or triumph? It’s hard to say now. One suspects it will become easier with the passage of time, when only the work remains.

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high ...

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price ...

Both were 82 when they died — Stone on Monday and Wilson on Wednesday. “It's such an unsettling coincidence,” said Anthony DeCurtis, contributing editor at Rolling Stone.

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price ...