“Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him,” John said. “He sang ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’ at a tribute concert in 2003, and it was an extraordinary moment for me. I played on his solo records, he sang on my album, The Union, and even performed for my AIDS Foundation.

Brian Wilson—who died on June 11th, aged 82—was one of three brothers in the group and wrote most of their songs.

“He painted the cinematic tableau of California that made the whole world want to be us — optimism, positivity, good vibration,” Stamos explained.