“I think I got turned onto The Beach Boys for the first time with the 'Endless Summer' album in 1974. The power of that music still, to this day, bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. You don't have to think about it; it's something that you feel.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsHeartStillsBrainBoysSummerFirst TimeAlbumsEndlessBeachThis DayBypassBeach Boys Author:John Stamos
“I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation.” BoysGenerationsSingersBeachTouchedAmbassadorsBeach BoysAmazing Music Author:Mike Love
“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.” IfsYearsHas BeensAsksBoysCoupleMarriedBeachBeach Boys Author:Mike Love
“There's the historical part of The Beach Boys' music; it's pretty incredible, pretty vast and pretty varied too.” BoysHistoricalIncrediblesBeachBeach Boys Author:Mike Love
“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.” IfsBoysFireBrotherBirthAuthorityPartnersBeachMy BrotherCousinEmployersWilsonBrianMy CousinBeach Boys Author:Mike Love
“I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del Rey, Adele, Dido, Jack Johnson, and I love the Beatles and the Beach Boys.” BoysRocksAlternativesBeachExposedJohnsonBeach BoysDidoAlternative Rock Author:Anushka Sharma
“When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck Berry, Beach Boys and then of course The Beatles, Stones. And of course in the 60's, I was completely blown away like everyone else by Hendrix, Cream, Deep Purple, Jeff Beck and all of that... so those were my influences.” YearsCoursesBoysInfluenceStonesRadioBeachReachingCreamTeenagePurpleChuckBerriesHendrixBlown AwayTeenage YearsBeach BoysDeep Purple Author:Ronnie Montrose
“We liked the Beach Boys. There was kind of that friendly East Coast, West Coast thing between us. We were always fans. 'God Only Knows' is a brilliant record.” KnowsKindBoysRecordsFansWestEastBrilliantBeachFriendlyCoastWest CoastEast CoastBeach Boys Author:Bob Gaudio
“If you saw my musical collection it's absolutely horrendous, I've got everything from Stockhausen to The Beach Boys to Gina G, all sorts of terrible things and other people come here and look at my record collection and go, "Ah, you can't possibly like that - how embarrassing!"” PeopleIfsLooksBoysRecordsSawsTerribleMusicalBeachCollectionsEmbarrassingTerrible ThingsBeach BoysGinaStockhausen Author:Thighpaulsandra
“On a personal level, I would like my loved ones to know that I have always done the best that I could to demonstrate my love, and worked hard to provide them with a sense of security. On a more global level, I would like to see that my efforts, whether with the Beach Boys or as an individual, achieve as much benefit to humanity as possible during my lifetime. Peace and love!” KnowsHardDoneHumanityIndividualLevelsEffortBoysAchieveSecurityBenefitsAnd LoveLifetimeBeachLoved OnesPeace And LoveBeach Boys Author:Mike Love
“If it is a good song, it is a good song. The Beatles were pop, the beach boys were pop and it's the best music of all time.” IfsSongBoysPopsAll TimeBeachBeach Boys Author:William Fitzsimmons