“Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him,” John said. “He sang ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’ at a tribute concert in 2003, and it was an extraordinary moment for me. I played on his solo records, he sang on my album, The Union, and even performed for my AIDS Foundation.”

Wilson, whose death was announced on Wednesday, leaves behind an immense musical legacy that spans several decades.

The notes he heard in his head and passed to us were simple and brilliant at the same time,” the Beatle writes of the Beach Boy