NEW YORK — The Beach Boys’ Mike Love was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last Thursday night, just one day after it was announced that his inimitable bandmate Brian Wilson had died.

In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday of the two, the "Rocket Man" singer remembered Wilson as someone who "was always so kind to me from the day I met him."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Love, a founder member of The Beach Boys, was inducted alongside music legends George Clinton, Michael McDonald and The Doobie Brothers.

Kevin Love, the NBA champion, is in mourning. He recently lost his father, Stan Love. Now, he grieves the death of Brian Wilson. Wilson, a Rock & Roll