Brian Wilson’s latest transfer right into a conservatorship won’t preserve him from reuniting with the Beach Boys. In truth, his former bandmates say they’d like to make music once more.

“He knows that he needs the help but we’re still able to get together and we’re going to see each other soon,” Mike Love tells BBC Radio 4’s Today. “It’s not so negative as it sounds, as long as he’s cared for properly. He’s seeing his children. … He’s being well taken care of.”

Love stated he and Wilson just lately re-connected as filming ended for The Beach Boys, a brand new documentary that premieres May 24 on Disney+. Wilson has been battling a “major neurocognitive disorder” that is worsened after the loss of life of his spouse and caretaker, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson. But Love insists his musical talents are nonetheless intact.

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“We got together at Paradise Cove [in Los Angeles] at the end of the documentary,” Love stated. “He was remembering things I’d forgotten about our high school days. His long-term memory is right there. His musical abilities, as long as he’s alive he’ll have those – but he does need medical supervision and care. His wife did take care of that.”

Wilson cited psychological well being points when suspending his “Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits” tour in 2019. Love hasn’t carried out with Wilson since 2012, when the camps cut up amid the Beach Boys’ Fiftieth-anniversary dates.

Still, Love has lengthy advocated for one more reunion. “It’s a brand-new day now and I’m hoping we can do something together – all of us – and it’ll be great,” he added.

Bandmate Bruce Johnston may be very a lot trying ahead to that. “I think once Brian and Mike sit round the piano – and just the magic, you can’t stop it.”

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