Sting honored his hero Brian Wilson hours after news of his death during a concert in Germany Wednesday evening. While on stage, Sting played a guitar-backed rendition of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows.

The music world is mourning Brian Wilson, the legendary pop music visionary who co-founded the Beach Boys and helped create the iconic “California sound.” Actor John Stamos, who famously collaborated with the band,

The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach. Testimonials to Wilson’s musical talent and the Beach Boys’ influence came from the California coast and the Jersey Shore,