1. On tour with the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson told Rolling Stone, “There has been talk of doing more shows with the Boys and possibly a new record, which I would love to do. This reunion is blowing my mind.” To prep yourself for new Beach Boys hits, read Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!

    On tour with the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson told Rolling Stone, “There has been talk of doing more shows with the Boys and possibly a new record, which I would love to do. This reunion is blowing my mind.”

    To prep yourself for new Beach Boys hits, read Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!

  2. Brian Wilson turned 70 today! Jules Siegel profiled him in his prime. 

    Brian Wilson turned 70 today! Jules Siegel profiled him in his prime. 

  3. Listen to Beach Boys tour highlights →

    And check out Jules Siegel’s seminal story on the band. 

  4. The Beach Boys perform live in Rolling Stone’s studio. Jules Siegel profiles Brian Wilson in his rock journalism classic Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!

  5. Newsweek has a new profile of Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind the Beach Boys. Read Jules Siegel’s lost 1966 profile of Wilson, Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! 

    Newsweek has a new profile of Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind the Beach Boys. Read Jules Siegel’s lost 1966 profile of Wilson, Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! 

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  6. Want to see the Beach Boys on their reunion tour? Esquire is giving away tickets. Read Jules Siegel’s Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! and you’ll be amazed the band made it to 50. 

    Want to see the Beach Boys on their reunion tour? Esquire is giving away tickets. Read Jules Siegel’s Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! and you’ll be amazed the band made it to 50. 

  7. Watch the reunited Beach Boys perform at the Grammy Awards, decades after they worked together on Smile, the album that haunted Brian Wilson. A rock journalism classic, Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! tells the story of Brian Wilson’s quest to finish Smile. 

  8. Brian Wilson sings “California Girls” and “God Only Knows” during a recent performance in Southern California. Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! tells the story of the lost Beach Boys classic, Smile. 

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  9. Brooklyn artist and musician Erik den Breejen has created a series of paintings emblazoned with the lyrics from The Beach Boys’ “Smile” album. “Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!” tells the story of “Smile” and Brian Wilson’s epic creative breakdown. 

    Brooklyn artist and musician Erik den Breejen has created a series of paintings emblazoned with the lyrics from The Beach Boys’ “Smile” album. “Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!” tells the story of “Smile” and Brian Wilson’s epic creative breakdown. 

  10. BEACH BOYS REUNITE FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY →

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    The original, surviving members of the Beach Boys are to reform for their 50th anniversary. They have promised a new album and a world tour next year, as well as a career spanning box set.

    Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! tells the story behind ‘Smile,’ the lost Beach Boys record that’s only recently resurfaced.