A biography for Mike Lovehasn’t been written yet.
“Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.”
“The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed.”
“You have to be careful not to get overexposed.”
“If we all take the time to listen and love each other, this world would be a better place.”
“I meditate every day, which is profoundly restful and restorative. It wipes out a lot of the fatigue. That's my secret weapon.”
“The '60s was a time of unthinkabilities.”
“Writing songs with Brian and performing them with Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and many other brilliant musicians over the years is my legacy, and something of which I am very proud and protective.”
“You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people.”
“Keep a cool head and a warm heart.”
“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.”
“One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'”
“I'm a songwriter. I need silence to hear the melodies, so I don't fill the days with a lot of sound.”
“I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer.”
“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'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation.”
“The history of mankind is a history of war.”
“By 1968, both The Beatles and The Beach Boys had plenty of fame - we were looking for something deeper. The Maharishi taught us how to go beyond thinking and action in order to grow from within.”