The story of Brian Wilson is a long one, and it begins in Hawthorne, California on Labor Day weekend in 1961. That day, Wilson, his two younger brothers, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine gathered around a piano and sang a song co-written by Brian Wilson. The get-together marked the beginning of the world famous band, the Beach Boys. The band burst onto the scene with the song "Surfin'" and brought the entire world to the sounds of the California beach front. Brian Wilson was the main writer for the group.The band signed with Capitol Records and Wilson continued writing hit after hit for the Beach Boys like "California Girl," "Don't Worry Baby," "I Get Around," "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Good Vibrations." While the Beach Boys were on top of their game, Wilson was spiraling downward while dealing with drug use and depression. His marriage to Marilyn Rovell ended, but had produced soon-to-be-musician daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson.Wilson started his solo career in 1988 with a self-titled debut. His song from that album, "Love and Mercy" made it to No. 40 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. 1995 marked a good year for Brian Wilson as he released I Just Wasn't Made for These Times, a soundtrack and a documentary, and he married current wife Melinda Ledbetter. The marriage marked a turnaround for Wilson both musically and personally. He gave up drugs and refound the man he was before fame. The 1998 album Imagination showed fans that Wilson had pulled through with "Your Imagination" making it to No. 20 on the Adult Contemporary Charts.He followed that success up with a few live albums as well as SMiLE and Getting' in Over My Head in 2004. He found surprising success with his Christmas album in 2005 called What I Really Want for Christmas. His latest release is That Lucky Old Sun, which hit the shelves in 2008.