“Beach Boy” Brian Wilson mourns the death of his wife Melinda Ledbetter

“My heart is broken”the US musician wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, “Melinda, my beloved wife of 28 years, passed away this morning.” A cause of death was initially not known. It was a peaceful death, according to a message from their five children, which was also published on Wilson’s Instagram account.

Ledbetter had the musician from the band The Beach Boys (“Surfin’ USA”) married in 1995 and also took over his management. She was 77 years old.

Woman gave Wilson emotional security

“Melinda was more than just my wife”Wilson continued. “She was my savior”. The success of the Beach Boys and the self-imposed pressure of competition with the Beatles had caused problems for the musician throughout his career. He had nervous breakdowns, was addicted to pills and drugs, suffered from anxiety and fell out with his bandmates. Ledbetter gave him emotional security for his career and encouraged him “to make the music that was most important to me”wrote the 81-year-old.

She is “our father’s savior”Ledbetter’s children also wrote. “We will miss her, but will cherish everything she taught us: how to care for the person at your side without expecting anything in return”. The couple had adopted five children, the reported “New York Times” citing Wilson’s manager Jean Sievers. They therefore have Wilson’s last name.

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