Mike Love Quotes

Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing.
Sometimes I listen to '60s or oldies stations to see if they're going to play a Beach Boys song.
The '60s was a time of unthinkabilities.
The Beach Boys already had about four or five albums under our belt when these newcomers, The Beatles, took the U.S. by storm in early 1964.
The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed.
The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you.
The music I have created, along with the other Beach Boys, has taken me all over the world. For these past 50 years, I guess you could say, 'I get around.'
The name 'The Beach Boys' is controlled by Brother Records Inc., which was founded by the original members of the Beach Boys and whose sole shareholders voted over a decade ago to grant me an exclusive license to tour as 'The Beach Boys.' With it, I've felt a great responsibility to uphold, honor and further our legacy.
The original Beach Boys are Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Alan Jardine.
The studio part, to me, can be pretty laborious. You're inside for hours on end and can be pretty frustrating to get the sound you hear in your head to come out of those speakers.
There's the historical part of The Beach Boys' music; it's pretty incredible, pretty vast and pretty varied too.
We came from the '60s era, when we started and made so many hits. The song value from the '60s was so darn good, you've got The Beatles, The Beach Boys, all of Motown, and plenty of other people, too... amazing records, amazing songs.
We've had hassles, ups and downs, ins and outs, failures and triumphs. We're human beings, and we're not perfect. And we're mortal. But the Beach Boys is musically a tremendous body of work that transcends individuality and time and national boundaries.
What we look for when we need to find someone who can fit in with our music, the vocals and the harmonies and the way they blend are very important to us because if you listen to Beach Boys music, the harmonies, not only are the notes being sung, but there's a blend to it. The voices have to blend.
Writing songs with Brian and performing them with Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and many other brilliant musicians over the years is my legacy, and something of which I am very proud and protective.
You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people.
You have to be careful not to get overexposed.
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