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13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brian Wilson's complex relationship with his daughters resurfaces after death
Brian Wilson's complex relationship with his daughters has resurfaced after his death. The Beach Boys icon's passing aged 82 following a long dementia battle was announced on Wednesday (11.06.25) at the age of 82, and he had daughters Carnie Wilson, 57, and Wendy Wilson, 55, with his first wife Marilyn Wilson, a singer with 1960s girl group The Honeys. Carnie and Wendy's parents divorced in 1979 after a turbulent marriage marked by Brian's struggles with substance abuse and mental health, including a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. The breakdown of the relationship led to years of estrangement between the musician and his daughters, with limited contact during their formative years. Brian remarried in 1995, wedding Melinda Ledbetter. Together they adopted five children – Dakota Rose, Daria Rose, Delanie Rose, Dylan and Dash. While his younger children remained out of the public spotlight, Carnie and Wendy went on to form the pop trio Wilson Phillips in 1989 alongside Chynna Phillips, daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas. The group achieved rapid commercial success in the early 1990s with hits including Hold On, Release Me and You're in Love. Despite their fame, Carnie and Wendy's personal relationship with their father remained strained. In a 1992 interview with the Los Angeles Times quoted by the Daily Mail, Carnie said: 'We can't call him up and we can't see him. I guess we could, but we're so afraid of each other. I don't know what I would say to him.' That same year, the sisters addressed their estrangement through a track titled Flesh and Blood, featured on Wilson Phillips' second album Shadows and Light. The song was written as an emotional outreach to their father. Their lyrics included the lines: 'If you never plan to come out of your shell / You're never gonna get well… For years I've been following your case / It's the only time I see your face.' Carnie also told the Los Angeles Times she was unsure how Brian would respond to the tune: 'He's either going to cry real hard, or else just stare at something and get (mad.)' A reconciliation between Brian and his daughters began in 1994, when the family reunited after years of minimal contact. Speaking to People at the time, Carnie said: 'Wendy and I are doing demo tapes for our debut album as a duo, and I hope Daddy will provide background harmonies. I know that one day we'll all work together.' The connection strengthened in later years, particularly through music. Carnie also told UsWeekly in 2024 Brian had become one of Wilson Phillips' biggest supporters. She said: 'He also loves Wilson Phillips. He really does. 'He's always asking me, 'How's Wilson Phillips?' I go, 'We're great, Dad.' He's funny. He's very proud.' Even after being diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder similar to dementia, Brian continued to share musical moments with his daughters. Carnie told UsWeekly: 'We love to sing Surfer Girl and In My Room. 'Sometimes a little California Girls, (which is) his favourite, and sometimes we do Be My Baby.' Though the Wilson sisters largely avoided trading on their famous surname early in their career, their eventual musical collaborations with their father marked a shift. Carnie said of their family connections in the Los Angeles Times: 'We didn't want people to think that they were (the reasons for) our success. Because they weren't.'
Perth Now
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Brian Wilson's complex relationship with his daughters resurfaces after death
Brian Wilson's complex relationship with his daughters has resurfaced after his death. The Beach Boys icon's passing aged 82 following a long dementia battle was announced on Wednesday (11.06.25) at the age of 82, and he had daughters Carnie Wilson, 57, and Wendy Wilson, 55, with his first wife Marilyn Wilson, a singer with 1960s girl group The Honeys. Carnie and Wendy's parents divorced in 1979 after a turbulent marriage marked by Brian's struggles with substance abuse and mental health, including a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. The breakdown of the relationship led to years of estrangement between the musician and his daughters, with limited contact during their formative years. Brian remarried in 1995, wedding Melinda Ledbetter. Together they adopted five children – Dakota Rose, Daria Rose, Delanie Rose, Dylan and Dash. While his younger children remained out of the public spotlight, Carnie and Wendy went on to form the pop trio Wilson Phillips in 1989 alongside Chynna Phillips, daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas. The group achieved rapid commercial success in the early 1990s with hits including Hold On, Release Me and You're in Love. Despite their fame, Carnie and Wendy's personal relationship with their father remained strained. In a 1992 interview with the Los Angeles Times quoted by the Daily Mail, Carnie said: 'We can't call him up and we can't see him. I guess we could, but we're so afraid of each other. I don't know what I would say to him.' That same year, the sisters addressed their estrangement through a track titled Flesh and Blood, featured on Wilson Phillips' second album Shadows and Light. The song was written as an emotional outreach to their father. Their lyrics included the lines: 'If you never plan to come out of your shell / You're never gonna get well… For years I've been following your case / It's the only time I see your face.' Carnie also told the Los Angeles Times she was unsure how Brian would respond to the tune: 'He's either going to cry real hard, or else just stare at something and get (mad.)' A reconciliation between Brian and his daughters began in 1994, when the family reunited after years of minimal contact. Speaking to People at the time, Carnie said: 'Wendy and I are doing demo tapes for our debut album as a duo, and I hope Daddy will provide background harmonies. I know that one day we'll all work together.' The connection strengthened in later years, particularly through music. Carnie also told UsWeekly in 2024 Brian had become one of Wilson Phillips' biggest supporters. She said: 'He also loves Wilson Phillips. He really does. 'He's always asking me, 'How's Wilson Phillips?' I go, 'We're great, Dad.' He's funny. He's very proud.' Even after being diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder similar to dementia, Brian continued to share musical moments with his daughters. Carnie told UsWeekly: 'We love to sing Surfer Girl and In My Room. 'Sometimes a little California Girls, (which is) his favourite, and sometimes we do Be My Baby.' Though the Wilson sisters largely avoided trading on their famous surname early in their career, their eventual musical collaborations with their father marked a shift. Carnie said of their family connections in the Los Angeles Times: 'We didn't want people to think that they were (the reasons for) our success. Because they weren't.'
Daily Mirror
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Engelbert Humperdinck reveals how music saved him after wife's death ahead of 89th birthday
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck has credited karaoke for keeping his music alive 'all these years' ahead of his 89th birthday. The Leicester-raised singer has revealed he will be spending his birthday with 'family and a few friends' and said he may even take part in a spot of karaoke himself. Humperdinck, who will celebrate his birthday on Friday, will perform more than 60 concerts across the world this year, after realising he needed to carry on singing following his The Last Waltz farewell tour last year. Speaking about how his music has endured, the Release Me singer said: 'Some of my songs are as fresh today as they were when I recorded them over 50 years ago, and of course, I'm very big with karaoke. 'Most of my songs are on karaoke because people love to sing them, and of course, that's what kept it alive all these many years, and I'm very happy about that.' Speaking about his own karaoke choices, he added: 'I try to sing somebody else's songs. 'I remember once I was in Hong Kong, and we went to have a meal at a Japanese restaurant, and they had karaoke there, and they were bringing it around to all the tables. 'So I decided to sing couple of my songs, that was the first time for a long time I've done that, and people were coming in from the other room to hear me sing, which was fantastic.' Humperdinck was left heartbroken in 2021 when his wife of 56 years, British actress Patricia Healey, died aged 85 due to complications related to Covid-19. She had also been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He said a long period of time spent at home after his last tour had convinced him to return to performing. Humperdinck said: 'I've spent January, February, March, and part of April at home, and I was climbing the wall. 'So I got on the phone with my manager, and I said, 'this is not going to work out', I said, 'I've got to get back to work', I said, 'I'm climbing the wall'. 'So anyway, I put and end to The Last Waltz, and I'm back on my feet, ready to go and tour the world for as long as God keeps my voice in shape.' The singer, who was born in India, said that when he started out, he did not think his career was 'going to last'. He said: 'I've been in the business now 58 years successfully, and things are still looking up on me, because I've just finished an album with Cleopatra Records, and it's a different kind of music that I've recorded this time, and it's unusual for me to do this sort of thing at this time in my life. 'But it all of a sudden it came to me and I decided to do it, and it's all songs from the big bands of the 80s, people like Aerosmith and Kiss, and The Cars, and Journey and people like that. 'I've taken good songs off their albums and I've recorded it my way.' Humperdinck, whose real name is Arnold Dorsey, said he had seen younger fans coming to his recent concerts after his 1968 song A Man Without Love featured in an episode of BBC drama Call The Midwife. He explained: 'It's an unbelievable, because I recorded the song 50 years ago, and they used it in the show right at the beginning and right at the end, and they played the whole song all the way through. 'And the young people watched this program, and I was getting a lot of new faces in the audiences, and these young people wanted to know what an Engelbert Humperdinck was all about. 'And of course, I welcomed them into the Humperdinck trail, and I've got a brand new audience of young people now because of that, that particular song in that particular show.' Since beginning his career in the 1950s, Humperdinck has had eight UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums, he is best known for songs such as Release Me, The Last Waltz and There Goes My Everything. Humperdinck took on his famous stage name in 1965 after borrowing it from a famous German composer with the same name. In a previous interview, he described himself as a "struggling young man who was looking for an opportunity to get into show business" before his manager Gordon Mills handed out the names of composers to his three artists at the time. He first met his wife at the start of his career in 1953, describing the moment as love at first sight during a chance meeting with then 17-year-old Healey. 'I met her on a dance floor, and we've been dancing together ever since,' he said in 2020. The couple went on to have four children together and split their time between their homes in the UK and California before her death.
BreakingNews.ie
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Engelbert Humperdinck says karaoke kept his music alive ahead of 89th birthday
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck has credited karaoke for keeping his music alive 'all these years' ahead of his 89th birthday. The Leicester-raised singer told the PA news agency he would be spending his birthday with 'family and a few friends' and revealed he may even take part in a spot of karaoke himself. Advertisement Humperdinck, who will celebrate his birthday on Friday, will perform more than 60 concerts across the world this year, after realising he needed to carry on singing following his The Last Waltz farewell tour last year. Humperdinck said karaoke had kept his music alive (Chris Radburn/PA) Speaking about how his music has endured, the Release Me singer told PA: 'Some of my songs are as fresh today as they were when I recorded them over 50 years ago, and of course, I'm very big with karaoke. 'Most of my songs are on karaoke because people love to sing them, and of course, that's what kept it alive all these many years, and I'm very happy about that.' Speaking about his own karaoke choices, he added: 'I try to sing somebody else's songs. Advertisement 'I remember once I was in Hong Kong, and we went to have a meal at a Japanese restaurant, and they had karaoke there, and they were bringing it around to all the tables. 'So I decided to sing couple of my songs, that was the first time for a long time I've done that, and people were coming in from the other room to hear me sing, which was fantastic.' He said a long period of time spent at home after his last tour had convinced him to return to performing. Humperdinck said: 'I've spent January, February, March, and part of April at home, and I was climbing the wall. Advertisement 'So I got on the phone with my manager, and I said, 'this is not going to work out', I said, 'I've got to get back to work', I said, 'I'm climbing the wall'. 'So anyway, I put and end to The Last Waltz, and I'm back on my feet, ready to go and tour the world for as long as God keeps my voice in shape.' The singer, who was born in India, said that when he started out, he did not think his career was 'going to last'. He said: 'I've been in the business now 58 years successfully, and things are still looking up on me, because I've just finished an album with Cleopatra Records, and it's a different kind of music that I've recorded this time, and it's unusual for me to do this sort of thing at this time in my life. Advertisement 'But it all of a sudden it came to me and I decided to do it, and it's all songs from the big bands of the 80s, people like Aerosmith and Kiss, and The Cars, and Journey and people like that. 'I've taken good songs off their albums and I've recorded it my way.' Humperdinck, whose real name is Arnold Dorsey, said he had seen younger fans coming to his recent concerts after his 1968 song A Man Without Love featured in an episode of BBC drama Call The Midwife. He explained: 'It's an unbelievable, because I recorded the song 50 years ago, and they used it in the show right at the beginning and right at the end, and they played the whole song all the way through. Advertisement 'And the young people watched this program, and I was getting a lot of new faces in the audiences, and these young people wanted to know what an Engelbert Humperdinck was all about. 'And of course, I welcomed them into the Humperdinck trail, and I've got a brand new audience of young people now because of that, that particular song in that particular show.' Since beginning his career in the 1950s, Humperdinck has had eight UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums, he is best known for songs such as Release Me, The Last Waltz and There Goes My Everything.
The Herald Scotland
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Engelbert Humperdinck says karaoke kept his music alive ahead of 89th birthday
Humperdinck, who will celebrate his birthday on Friday, will perform more than 60 concerts across the world this year, after realising he needed to carry on singing following his The Last Waltz farewell tour last year. Humperdinck said karaoke had kept his music alive (Chris Radburn/PA) Speaking about how his music has endured, the Release Me singer told PA: 'Some of my songs are as fresh today as they were when I recorded them over 50 years ago, and of course, I'm very big with karaoke. 'Most of my songs are on karaoke because people love to sing them, and of course, that's what kept it alive all these many years, and I'm very happy about that.' Speaking about his own karaoke choices, he added: 'I try to sing somebody else's songs. 'I remember once I was in Hong Kong, and we went to have a meal at a Japanese restaurant, and they had karaoke there, and they were bringing it around to all the tables. 'So I decided to sing couple of my songs, that was the first time for a long time I've done that, and people were coming in from the other room to hear me sing, which was fantastic.' He said a long period of time spent at home after his last tour had convinced him to return to performing. Humperdinck said: 'I've spent January, February, March, and part of April at home, and I was climbing the wall. 'So I got on the phone with my manager, and I said, 'this is not going to work out', I said, 'I've got to get back to work', I said, 'I'm climbing the wall'. 'So anyway, I put and end to The Last Waltz, and I'm back on my feet, ready to go and tour the world for as long as God keeps my voice in shape.' The singer, who was born in India, said that when he started out, he did not think his career was 'going to last'. He said: 'I've been in the business now 58 years successfully, and things are still looking up on me, because I've just finished an album with Cleopatra Records, and it's a different kind of music that I've recorded this time, and it's unusual for me to do this sort of thing at this time in my life. 'But it all of a sudden it came to me and I decided to do it, and it's all songs from the big bands of the 80s, people like Aerosmith and Kiss, and The Cars, and Journey and people like that. 'I've taken good songs off their albums and I've recorded it my way.' Humperdinck, whose real name is Arnold Dorsey, said he had seen younger fans coming to his recent concerts after his 1968 song A Man Without Love featured in an episode of BBC drama Call The Midwife. He explained: 'It's an unbelievable, because I recorded the song 50 years ago, and they used it in the show right at the beginning and right at the end, and they played the whole song all the way through. 'And the young people watched this program, and I was getting a lot of new faces in the audiences, and these young people wanted to know what an Engelbert Humperdinck was all about. 'And of course, I welcomed them into the Humperdinck trail, and I've got a brand new audience of young people now because of that, that particular song in that particular show.' Since beginning his career in the 1950s, Humperdinck has had eight UK top 10 singles and two UK number one albums, he is best known for songs such as Release Me, The Last Waltz and There Goes My Everything.
