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

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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. "

" 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. "

" I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year. "

Positive Attitude

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

" 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. "

" The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed. "

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

" If we all take the time to listen and love each other, this world would be a better place. "

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

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

" Mankind invents things to fight about. "

" Maybe out of the fifty top Beach Boys songs, I was probably the co-writer and singing lead on forty of them. "

" 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 history of mankind is a history of war. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Every summer, my grandparents would rent a house on Balboa Island. They had the house next to Bob Hope's. I've been going down there all my life, to that whole area. "

" I'd like to do something with Bruno Mars if we ever got the opportunity. "

" In the spring of 1968, The Beatles and I were invited by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to travel to Riskikesh, India. Riskikesh has been an important spiritual place to many millions of people over the years. It is situated where the Ganges River flows out of the Himalayas, and to be in that atmosphere was something incredibly special. "

" 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'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation. "

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

" 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. "

" If you look at the history of music, you have classical composers, church music, pop music, etc. Music that's existed for centuries. I think there are some songs that are close to immortal. They will last longer than we will in this lifetime. "

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

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

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

" I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. 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. "