Brian Wilson Placed Under Conservatorship Due to Dementia

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

February 16th 10:16 AM

Brian Wilson is being placed under a conservatorship due to being diagnosed with dementia.

A court filing obtained by The Blast regarding the conservatorship states Wilson is living with a “major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia).”

The Wilson Family issued a statement that offered details about the legendary musician’s conservatorship. It states that LeeAnn Hard and Jean Sievers, who have been longtime reps for the family, will serves as Wilson’s co-conservators. The statement also notes this decision was pre-determined by Brian and Melinda Wilson.

The Wilson Family statement also notes, “Brian will be able to enjoy all of his family and friends and continue to work on current projects as well as participate in any activities he chooses.”

This news comes after the death of Melinda Wilson on Jan. 30. Brian and Melinda Wilson were married for 28 years.

Following her death, Brian issued a statement honoring his late wife. He wrote, in part, “Our five children and I are just in tears. We are lost. Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior. She gave me the emotional security I needed to have a career.”

He added, “She encouraged me to make the music that was closest to my heart. She was my anchor. She was everything for us. Please say a prayer for her.”

Love & Mercy

Brian and Melinda Wilson’s relationship was immortalized in the 2015 biopic Love & Mercy. The two famously met at a Cadillac dealership where Melina was a salesperson, which is shown in the biopic’s trailer below. At that time, Brian was under the care of Dr. Eugene Landy. Landy was a psychotherapist whose care of the singer-songwriter became more and more controlling as treatment continued.

In 1992, Brian and Melinda Wilson petitioned a court to remove Landy from Brian’s personal and professional affairs. Once Landy was ordered never to contact him again, Brian married Melinda in 1995. The couple adopted five children together.

10 Musicians with Biopics/Series in the Works

• Scott Weiland

  Per The Hollywood Reporter back in June 2021, a new film based on the Weiland memoir Not Dead & Not for Sale by David Ritz is currently in the works at Dark Pictures, a new female-led production company that will focus on “true stories.”

• Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne

  In October 2021, the long-in-the-works Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne biopic was picked up by Sony Pictures. The film will cover the many ups and down of Ozzy and Sharon’s relationship.

• U2

  Per The Hollywood Reporter, a scripted series about U2 is currently in the works for Netflix. Helming the project is J.J. Abrams and tasked with writing the series is Anthony McCarten who co-wrote 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody. U2 “is expected to be involved and sanction the project,” but there are currently no details regarding a timeline for release or casting.

• KISS

  The KISS biopic will be called Shout It Out Loud, and both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are working closely on the film. Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) has been tapped as a director with the script being written by Ole Sanders. So far, casting decisions have yet to be announced. The film is on the fast-track at Netflix.

• Heart/Ann and Nancy Wilson

  News of a Heart biopic first surfaced in November 2020 via Deadline. Singer Ann Wilson said Carrie Brownstein of the punk band Sleater-Kinney (and the costar of IFC’s Portlandia) will write and direct. Wilson said, “I saw the first draft of the script. She’s working with the movie company — Amazon — and with the producer, Linda Obst, who did ‘Sleepless in Seattle‘.”

• Joey Ramone

  Netflix announced in April 2021 they’re making a Joey Ramone biopic based on the 2009 book I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Punk Rock Family Memoir by Mickey Leigh, Ramone’s brother. Pete Davidson has been cast as the Ramones singer.

• Bob Dylan

  News of a Dylan biopic surfaced in January 2020. The film is titled Going Electric and will cover Dylan’s transition from folk to rock. Academy Award-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet was cast as Dylan, and the singer-songwriter icon’s longtime manager Jeff Rosen would act as a producer on the film. The project, however, was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No further release details have been confirmed

• John Lennon and Yoko Ono

  In October 2018, The Hollywood Reporter reported a movie about the relationship of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was in the works with Universal Pictures and there were talks with Michael De Luca Productions and Immersive Pictures for the rights of the untitled film.

• Lemmy Kilmister

  Per Deadline, the film will simply be titled Lemmy and will be directed by Greg Olliver who also directed the acclaimed 2010 documentary of the same title. The film will cover Kilmister’s life growing up in Stoke on Trent and his life in music before founding Motorhead.

• Boy George

  In April 2021, Deadline reported the Boy George biopic, appropriately titled Karma Chameleon, was hoping to begin production this summer in London and Bulgaria. Casting for the role of George and other main characters was currently in progress at the time of the initial report.

   

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