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" 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. "

Mike Love

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" Sometimes I listen to '60s or oldies stations to see if they're going to play a Beach Boys song. "

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

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

" During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep. "

Mike Love

Rest

Meditation

" 'The Warmth of the Sun' was a very beautiful song that Brian and I wrote in the time period associated with President Kennedy's assassination. We didn't write words about that, but it was around that time we recorded that song, and there's a lot of emotion involved there. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Mike Love

Heartbreak

Life

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Mike Love

Time

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Mike Love

Appearance

People

" 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. "

" Mankind invents things to fight about. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Mike Love

Stress

Meditation