Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I'm finished with it.

Surfing music is dead. It was just a summer craze for kids on the beach. I'm finished with it.

I'm happy; I'm a happy person.

All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that 'God Only Knows' was chosen. 'God Only Knows' is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.

You're called a genius by people, and then your whole life you become the part.

If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life.

I meditate and I also think about meditation. Which is funny. I think about Maharishi, about just the idea of meditating. It gives me something.