Mike Love Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

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

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

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

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

“The original Beach Boys are Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Alan Jardine.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

“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 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.”