Mike Love quotes

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. (Mike Love)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Keep a cool head and a warm heart. View quote
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The history of mankind is a history of war. View quote
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I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer. View quote
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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. View quote
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Mankind invents things to fight about. View quote
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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. View quote
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There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way. View quote
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During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep. (Mike Love)
You have to be careful not to get overexposed. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Without meditation, Id probably be dead. (Mike Love)
Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's the historical part of The Beach Boys' music; it's pretty incredible, pretty vast and pretty varied too. View quote
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Photo: Photo taken by Brian Peters, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: March 15, 1941
Quotes count: 24