John Stamos Remembers Brian Wilson: ‘His Voice Is Part of the Divine Chorus'
Stamos said that he 'grew up worshipping the Beach Boys' and never imagined that one day he'd 'get to play with them, let alone call Brian a friend.' The musician-actor, who performed with the band on the set of Full House and appeared in their music videos, said that the 1966 album Pet Sounds and its singles 'God Only Knows' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' not only played 'in the background of our lives, they shaped who we were.'
'They shaped who I became,' continued Stamos. 'His music made me feel things I didn't know how to say. It made me want to make people feel the way his music made me feel. So much of my life and career, so much of me, exists because of what Brian created.' Stamos was among the numerous celebrities who shared tributes remembering Wilson, including Mick Fleetwood, Elton John, Nancy Sinatra, and surviving Beach Boys co-founders Mike Love and Al Jardine.
Toward the end of his post, Stamos recalled Wilson once saying, 'Music is God's voice.' Stamos wrote, 'I believe he was right, and now that voice, his voice, is part of the divine chorus. The music didn't end.Rest easy, Brian. Thank you for the music. Thank you for the moments. I'll carry them with me -forever.'
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