"I thought he was going to get better," says Beach Boys co-founder Jardine, who had been hoping to have Wilson make a guest appearance on his upcoming solo tour

The death of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson is an immeasurable loss for music and for California, both the place and the dream of it that Wilson conjured with his regal and tender compositions.Wilson was the visionary of the defining American rock band,

I think the most comforting thought right now is that you are reunited with Carl and Dennis, singing those beautiful harmonies again,” founding member Al Jardine said.