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Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Wilson Phillips singer Carnie Wilson admits her 'sexy' UNCLE from The Beach Boys gave her 'butterflies'
Singer Carnie Wilson was taking a walk down memory lane, when she admitted something interesting about a member of her family. The Hold On singer, 57, whose daughter Lola is launching a singing career, admitted to getting 'butterflies' when she was around her late uncle Dennis Wilson who was with The Beach Boys. 'He was always, like, this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle,' she told Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan, 57, on his The Magnificent Others podcast on Wednesday. 'But like, I'd get butterflies around him,' she said of her time with Dennis who died when she was only 15, 'He's very handsome. He was very sensitive. They all three had big, big talent.' Carnie is the daughter of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, 82, and Dennis, like her father, struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. He was reported to have been drinking heavily before he jumped from a boat into the cold ocean waters in Marina Del Rey, CA and drowned on December 28, 1983 at age 39, leaving behind a young widow and one-year-old son, Gage, now 42. The singer was also dad to Jennifer Wilson, 58, Michael Wilson, 54, Carl Wilson, 52, and Scott Wilson from previous marriages and relationships. The Beach Boys were formed in 1961 and quickly reached fame with their song Surfin' USA. Their struggles were reported in the 2024 documentary The Beach Boys. Carnie, who reached her own fame as a singer with sister Wendy Wilson, 55, and childhood friend Chynna Phillips, 57, also praised her uncle Carl, who died from lung cancer in 1998 at age 51. 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie said of the Good Vibrations artist. 'Dad just wasn't… We just weren't spending time with him,' she said of Brian, who was very reclusive due to mental health issues and is currently under a conservatorship due to major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia,) according to court record. 'But then he said to us, "I follow you on the charts every week," so he was watching [from] behind his door. But Carl was like, "You guys just have to keep going."' Speaking of her late uncle Dennis, Carnie said, 'He was always, like, this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle, but like, I'd get butterflies around him'; Pictured circa 1964 Original Beach Boy Mike Love, 84, and current members of the band will be crisscrossing the US on their Sounds of Summer Tour; Pictured in Berlin in July 2019 'I miss him very much,' the still grieving niece said of the God Only Knows singer. 'I think about him all the time, and I have pictures around my house and I feel his spirit a lot. And my dad really misses his brothers, like a lot,' she admitted. Carl provided some backup vocals for Wilson Phillips on their holiday hit Hey Santa. Wilson Phillips are still making music together and will be performing at various venues over the summer. Original Beach Boy Mike Love, 84, and current members of the band will be crisscrossing the US on their Sounds of Summer Tour.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carnie Wilson Reveals the Real Reason Why Wilson Phillips Broke Up
Carnie Wilson opened up about the tensions that led to Wilson Phillips' split in 1993 Carnie said she would ask Wendy and Chynna if they were getting back together "every year" after they split Carnie recalled crying on the phone to their producer after the group parted ways When Wilson Phillips broke up in the '90s — it was "ego" that got in the way. On Wednesday, April 30, Carnie Wilson, 57, appeared on an episode of The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan and revealed what ultimately led to their split in 1993. Carnie, who formed Wilson Phillips with sister Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips Baldwin in 1986, began by opening up about their group dynamic. "The three of us have been friends since birth. We couldn't come together with the pressure. Musically, we could come together, but spiritually and individually, inside of us was the egos." Things got "competitive" in the group. When they first got together with producer Richard Perry, who played a significant role in their success early on, their group name was "The Chynna Phillips Group" — and this "really pissed" Carnie off. "I thought to myself, 'Well wait a minute here. There would be no group if I hadn't gotten us together and had that love of harmony and said, 'Get in here and sing.' And there wouldn't be a group if Owen [Elliot] hadn't said, 'Let's record together.' I mean, there were five years where we didn't see Chynna," she said. Related: Carnie Wilson Says She Used to 'Get Butterflies' Around Late Beach Boy Uncle Dennis Wilson: 'Mysterious, Sexy Man' Meanwhile, Carnie told Corgan that she always loved "an ensemble" and "collective thinking... love... [and] energy." "I feel like that's the best way to get the most out of it. You want to be a solo artist? Great. But when it's the three of us, it's the three of us. And clearly the proof is in the pudding. That's what made the group, is the three," she said of the group, which released two studio albums before they split: a self-titled debut album in 1990 and Shadows and Light in 1992. "So when there was this, 'I want to stick out, I want to go solo,' yeah, it upset me," she continued, referencing Chynna's decision to go solo after the group split. "I had to accept it. I remember crying on the phone to [producer] Glen [Ballard] saying, 'How could somebody walk away from something so successful?'... It hasn't ended. I couldn't get over, I couldn't get past the shock." After the group parted ways, Carnie said she would asked Chynna, 57, and Wendy, 55, if they were going to get back together "every year" — but the answer was always "no." Carnie, Wendy and Chynna's story began after their parents, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas, hit it off at a basketball game in 1968. Related: Chynna Phillips Shares Clip of Wilson Phillips Reunion at Owen Elliot-Kugell's Book Signing: 'Born to Sing Together' '[Our dads] formed a really close bond, and of course me and Carnie and then Wendy all formed a very close bond as little girls,' Chynna told Rolling Stone in 2020. 'I used to go over to their house almost every single weekend, and we would play and sing and dance and put on shows and hang out together and swim. They became just a real fabric of my life.' After their split in 1993, they reunited in 2004 to record California. Then, in 2010, they reunited with Ballard for their first Christmas album, Christmas in Harmony. Two years later, they recorded Dedicated, a covers album showcasing songs by Beach Boys and Mamas & the Papas. Now, the women of Wilson Phillips continue to perform live together, with their latest performance at an afterparty for 90s Con at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., in March. Read the original article on People
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Carnie Wilson confesses she used to ‘get butterflies' around uncle, Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson: ‘Mysterious, sexy man'
Hold on. Baby, hold on. Carnie Wilson says she got 'butterflies' as a teenager when she was around her late uncle, Beach Boys band member Dennis Wilson. The Wilson Phillips singer, 57, shared her recollections of Dennis on the Wednesday episode of Billy Corgan's podcast, 'The Magnificent Others.' Advertisement 'He was always like this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle, but like, I'd get butterflies around him,' said Carnie, who was 15 when Dennis passed away in 1983 at the age of 39. 'He's very handsome. He was very sensitive,' she recalled. 8 Carnie Wilson says she got 'butterflies' as a teenager when she was around her late uncle, Beach Boys band member Dennis Wilson. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 8 Singer Dennis Wilson of American rock band The Beach Boys, during a reception at the Hilton Hotel in London, 18th December 1967. Getty Images Advertisement Dennis was the middle of the three Wilson brothers who formed the Beach Boys' original lineup. His older brother Brian, Carnie's father, co-founded the legendary California surf rock band in 1961. Their younger brother, Carl, completed the trio of siblings in the group, which would add Mike Love and Al Jardine. 'They all three had big, big talent,' Carnie said of her dad and her uncles. Dennis suffered from drug and alcohol abuse at the end of his life. He checked in to and out of detox just days before he drowned in the waters off of Marina Del Rey, Calif., in 1983. He was later buried at sea — an honor usually reserved for service members but which was granted by then-President Ronald Reagan, a Beach Boys fan. 8 June 1975: Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998), guitar and vocals, and Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983), drums, of the American surf group The Beach Boys, performing live. Getty Images Advertisement 8 The Beach Boys in 1964: From left to right, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983) and Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998). Getty Images 8 'They all three had big, big talent,' Carnie said of her dad and her uncles. Getty Images for Amazon Freevee Dennis' younger brother Carl died in 1998 from lung cancer. He was 51. 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie remembered. Advertisement 'Dad just wasn't … We just weren't spending time with him. But then he said to us, 'I follow you on the charts every week,' so he was watching [from] behind his door,' the 'Hold On' singer said of her band Wilson Phillips, which she founded with her sister Wendy and Chynna Phillips. 'But Carl was like, 'You guys just have to keep going.'' 8 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie remembered. Getty Images 8 1964: The Beach Boys pose around a dragster in London's West End during a visit to England in 1964 to promote their new single 'When I Grow Up'. From left to right, Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998), Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983) Mike Love and Al Jardine. Getty Images 8 (L-R) Melinda Ledbetter (who passed away in January 2024), Brian Wilson and Carnie Wilson on June 2, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images Carnie confessed, 'I miss him very much. I think about him all the time, and I have pictures around my house and I feel his spirit a lot. And my dad really misses his brothers, like a lot.' In 1993, Carl provided background vocals for Carnie and Wendy, 55, on their 1993 Christmas album 'Hey Santa!' Carnie also spoke about her dad Brian, who — in addition to losing his wife Melinda in January 2024 — is under a court-ordered conservatorship due to what legal filings listed as a 'major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia).' 'I'm so proud of him for being the survivor he is and the contribution to music,' she said. 'I don't want to cry, but his contribution is so beautiful and the layers of all his music is so beautiful, and what I want people to understand is he is so grateful. He is so grateful to the people that love his music and the lives that he's touched and he's aware of it all.'
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carnie Wilson Says She Used to 'Get Butterflies' Around Late Beach Boy Uncle Dennis Wilson: 'Mysterious, Sexy Man'
Carnie Wilson is reflecting on life both with and without her famous uncles, Beach Boys stars Dennis and Carl Wilson. Carnie — whose father is Brian Wilson, Beach Boys co-founder and brother to Dennis and Carl — opened up about her family on Billy Corgan's podcast The Magnificent Others on Wednesday, April 30. The Wilson Phillips singer, 57, was just 15 years old when Dennis died in 1983, but she recalled his powerful aura. 'He was always like this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle, but like, I'd get butterflies around him,' she said. 'He's very handsome. He was very sensitive. They all three had big, big talent.' Related: Carnie Wilson Says Negative Comments About Daughter Lola's American Idol Audition 'Really Pissed Me Off' Dennis struggled with alcohol and drug abuse in his later years, and had checked into detox and hospital facilities in the days leading up to his death. The musician had allegedly been drinking heavily when he jumped into the water in Marina Del Rey, Calif. to dive for unearthed treasures, and he never resurfaced. He was just 39, and was buried at sea after special dispensation from President Ronald Reagan. Carnie — who rose to fame alongside sister Wendy and Chynna Phillips in a music group of their own, Wilson Phillips — also praised Carl, who died of lung cancer in 1998 at age 51. 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' says Carnie. 'Dad just wasn't… We just weren't spending time with him. But then he said to us, 'I follow you on the charts every week,' so he was watching [from] behind his door. But Carl was like, 'You guys just have to keep going.'' She continued, 'I miss him very much. I think about him all the time, and I have pictures around my house and I feel his spirit a lot. And my dad really misses his brothers, like a lot.' Carl joined Carnie and Wendy, 55 on their 1993 Christmas album Hey Santa!, providing background vocals. On the podcast, the 'Hold On' singer also opened up about the pride she has for dad Brian, 82, who lost his wife Melinda in January 2024 and is currently under a conservatorship, as he has been diagnosed with a 'major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia),' according to a court filing. Related: The Members of the Beach Boys: Where Are They Now? 'I'm so proud of him for being the survivor he is and the contribution to music,' she said. 'I don't want to cry, but his contribution is so beautiful and the layers of all his music is so beautiful, and what I want people to understand is he is so grateful. He is so grateful to the people that love his music and the lives that he's touched and he's aware of it all.' Brian made a rare public appearance in May 2024 at the Los Angeles premiere of the Disney+ documentary The Beach Boys. He was joined by Carnie, bandmates Al Jardine, David Marks, Blondie Chaplin, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and more. Read the original article on People
Fox News
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Carnie Wilson defends daughter from 'cruel' nepo baby comments following 'American Idol' audition
Carnie Wilson is not taking the "nepo baby" negativity surrounding her daughter Lola Bonfiglio's "American Idol" audition lightly. On March 23, Bonfiglio was joined by her famous family, including her mother Carnie, aunt Wendy Wilson and father Rob Bonfiglio during the audition. The group performed the iconic Wilson Phillips song "Hold On" together before Bonfiglio sang by herself. She received a golden ticket, which moved her through the audition round and onto Hollywood week, but some "American Idol" fans were not happy with the judges' decision, claiming that she only got to move forward on the show because of nepotism. On March 30, Carnie and her Wilson Phillips bandmates attended a "Music of the 90s" panel in Connecticut and addressed the negativity that Bonfiglio had received since her audition, saying some of the comments about her daughter "pissed" her off. Per People, Carnie told the crowd during the panel that Bonfiglio's audition was the "scariest thing she has ever done." "She was trembling with nerves," she noted. "We're human, and the Internet is so cruel, and the comments are really pissing me off, and I can't respond," Carnie explained. "Would you encourage a doctor's son not to be a doctor? Lola wants to be a singer, and they say these terrible things. And she was so hurt." Carnie's bandmate, Chynna Phillips Baldwin, said that she did see positive comments about Bonfiglio's performance. However, it was not enough for Carnie since the "majority" were negative. "I encourage her to do it because she loves to sing. But I'm so proud of her that she was even brave enough to audition. She sounds so beautiful. I'm so excited for her future. She has a stunning voice," Carnie said. "American Idol" posted Bonfiglio's audition on Instagram. The comments were mixed with both negative and positive remarks on her performance. "Brian Wilson's granddaughter, huh? There's a word for that I think…." one user wrote, noting that Bonfiglio is related to The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Another added, "Seems like a sweet girl but her voice is nothing special…American idol is for people who don't have celebrity parents/influence!! Looks very pushy to allow her famous mother and aunt to sing with her!!" "Tired of the nepo babies on the show, let's see real talent without famous family members!!" another person wrote. A fourth user commented, also pointing out Bonfiglio's family background, "Probably a lovely young woman. But with singing talent given this is a competition and not a family reunion, compared to the other talent, she is marginal at best," the user wrote. Still, there were several comments praising Bonfiglio's performance. "Such a beautiful voice and cool family moment!" one user wrote. Chynna Phillips' husband Billy Baldwin also left a sweet message for Bonfiglio. "Way to go Lola!!! So great!!! Keep going!! So proud of you," he wrote.
