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" I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won't care, and some will vilify you. "

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" By 1968, both The Beatles and The Beach Boys had plenty of fame - we were looking for something deeper. The Maharishi taught us how to go beyond thinking and action in order to grow from within. "

" 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. "

" People meditate themselves because they are just trying to feel better, and transcendental meditation is a natural mental technique that you can perform and that provides that relaxation and also a little bit of broader perspective. "

" The '60s was a time of unthinkabilities. "

" Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing. "

" If Frank and The Beach Boys got together and did a Super Session album, it would be a gas. "

" Because of the inherent challenges of life on the earth, all of humanity is vulnerable. This is all the more reason to seek the kingdom of heaven within and find the peace that leads to understanding. "

" If you ask any couple who have been married 50 years or longer, they will tell you they've experienced it all. The same is true of the Beach Boys. "

" One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.' "

" There's the historical part of The Beach Boys' music; it's pretty incredible, pretty vast and pretty varied too. "

" Mankind invents things to fight about. "

" People say the Beatles were John Lennon. What is Paul McCartney? Chopped liver? But everyone has their own favourite members whose creativity they gravitate to. That's normal. "

" I actually have heard of acts who only do their new album, and don't do their hits. I've never been in that mind set. "

" As you get older, you either become proactive about staying in shape and taking care of yourself, or, you know, time has its effect on you. "

" I'm a songwriter. I need silence to hear the melodies, so I don't fill the days with a lot of sound. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I meditate every day, which is profoundly restful and restorative. It wipes out a lot of the fatigue. That's my secret weapon. "

" 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. "

" Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation. "

" You have to be careful not to get overexposed. "

" I've got different things going on - part spiritualist, part humanitarian, part brat. "

" I've had an incredible life with a lot of triumphs, my share of heartbreak, and some pretty amazing experiences. "

" I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer. "

" I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He's my cousin by birth and my brother in music. "

" 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. "

" I think my philosophy in music has been to accentuate the positive. "

" I love playing the Hard Rocks; they've got a great stage, great lighting, great sound, and not so humongous; its more intimate, so we love playing theaters and clubs where the audience has a really good chance to see and hear the group and where the acoustics are good. I like it when we can hear what we're doing. "

" There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way. "

" I wrote all the lyrics on 'Good Vibrations' and most of them in 'Kokomo.' 'Kokomo' was extremely popular and fun to sing - it's probably one of the bigger sing-along songs in our show. But then 'Help Me Rhonda,' 'Surfin' USA' and 'California Girls' and 'I Get Around' and 'Fun, Fun, Fun' are great songs as well. "