The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music.

Because of the attitude of a few mental dinosaurs intent on exploiting our initial success, Brian's huge talent has never been fully appreciated in America and the potential of the group has been stifled.... If the Beatles had suffered this kind of misrepresentation, they would have never got past singing 'Please Please Me' and 'I WannaHold Your Hand' and leaping around in Beatle suits.

Brian was the oldest, I was in the middle and Carl was the baby. I was the troublemaker. Brian got great grades and Carl got the kind of grades I did. I failed everything. I was too busy fighting and running wild.

All I need is a big surfboard and a piano.

Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen.

I can tell you the day The Beach Boys will no longer exist - never. We'll be on stage in wheelchairs.

There will always be a Beach Boys. Being a Beach Boy is like being in love