But, you know again, getting back to what a group like ours might represent - the cleanliness thing. |
Sometimes one of us might be missing because we might be away or something, but there's always four or five. |
I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on April ninth this year. |
Records... a record just shouldn't be that important. |
We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial. |
Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer, and saw The Byrds come in and do their first overdub before Terry even met them. |
We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that. |
We're not trying to top ourselves with each record, obviously. |
I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails. |
You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker. |
We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums. |
Carl, Dennis and Brian are brothers, and Mike Love's a cousin. |
Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty checks which still isn't that important, but again, I have to just say that we're making our records. |
I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their original form - pop group. |
Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group. |
You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know what I mean? |
For us... you know, we're not The Beatles. |
We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level. |
You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group. |
Of course The Beach Boys will be camp. |