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" 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. "
Mike Love
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" Mankind invents things to fight about. "
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" 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. "
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" I think my philosophy in music has been to accentuate the positive. "
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" 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. "
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" Everybody has their own appreciation of the Beach Boys, depending on where they're coming from with their musical tastes, so we tried to be representative of all eras and of everybody in the band and their contributions. "
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" 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. "
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" The original Beach Boys are Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Alan Jardine. "
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" I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer. "
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" Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing. "
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" I'm a songwriter. I need silence to hear the melodies, so I don't fill the days with a lot of sound. "
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" There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way. "
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" I'd like to do something with Bruno Mars if we ever got the opportunity. "
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" I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation. "
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" I've had an incredible life with a lot of triumphs, my share of heartbreak, and some pretty amazing experiences. "
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" If Frank and The Beach Boys got together and did a Super Session album, it would be a gas. "
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" You have to be careful not to get overexposed. "
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" You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people. "
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" 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. "
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" Ever since our Surfin' Safari' began in the early 1960's, the relations'hip with The Beach Boys and water has been synonymous. 'Surfin', 'Catch a Wave', and 'Surfin' USA' are songs which capture the feelings of being out in the water without a care in the world, living a dream so many long to live no matter where they are from. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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