Brian Wilson said that his wife Melinda Ledbetter passed away.

The Beach Boys frontrunner shared the news on social media on Tuesday.

Brian, 81, shared a heartfelt message with his followers on X, which used to be Twitter.

“It hurts my heart. “This morning, my beloved wife of 28 years, Melinda, died,” he began.

“All five of our kids and I are crying.” We don’t know where we are. It wasn’t just my wife that Melinda was. She saved my life. I felt safe enough with her around to have a career.