Brian Wilson: Beach Boys star’s family seeks guardianship due to health issues

Brian Wilson’s family has asked a Los Angeles court to place the Beach Boys star under conservatorship.

Court documents obtained by several US media outlets claim that the 81-year-old musician suffered from a “neurocognitive disorder” similar to dementia.

The move comes after Wilson’s wife of 28 years, Melinda, died in January.

The family said their decision was made after “careful consideration and consultation” with Wilson, his doctors, his seven children and his housekeeper.

A doctor cited in the documents said Wilson was “easily distracted, often even when aware of his surroundings” and “often made irrelevant or incoherent spontaneous statements.”

According to the filing, the singer also “is unable to adequately meet his personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.”

At the time of writing, the BBC had not been able to independently verify the court documents, which were first reported by the American celebrity website. The explosionlater corroborated by People Magazine and The envelopeamong others.

in a statement on instagramWilson’s family said: “This decision was made to ensure there will be no extreme changes to the home.”

The musician will continue to live at home with his children, under the care of housekeeper Gloria Ramos and her team, they continued.

“Brian will be able to enjoy all his family and friends and continue working on current projects, as well as participate in any activity he chooses.”

Wilson is the co-founder and primary songwriter of The Beach Boys, who emerged as part of the surf-rock boom in 1961 and built their reputation on sophisticated melodies and complex vocal harmonies.

After hits like Surfin’ USA, I Get Around and California Girls, the emergence of The Beatles prompted Wilson to lead the band in a more experimental and psychedelic direction.

Their masterpiece was 1966’s Pet Sounds, widely considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

But his increasing drug use, combined with the pressure to continue creating increasingly elaborate songs, caused him to have a nervous breakdown and he began to withdraw from touring and public life.

Wilson was under conservatorship once before, in the early 1990s, because his family fought to separate him from a controversial psychologist Eugene Landy, who they said exerted “undue influence” over his life, music and finances.

The case was triggered by the redrafting of Wilson’s will in 1989, in which Landy was named the primary beneficiary and could inherit up to 70% of his estate.

In 1992, the Santa Monica Superior Court ruled that Landy must remove himself from Wilson’s life and appointed an independent conservator with “specific and limited powers over the artist’s affairs.”

Melinda was allegedly one of the main instigators of that court case. After her death last month, Wilson said on his website: “We are lost. Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior.”

The couple married in 1995 and together adopted their children Dakota Rose, Daria Rose, Delanie Rose, Dylan and Dash.

Wilson also has two daughters, Carnie and Wendy, from his first marriage.