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

I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got so excited hearing it on the radio that Carl threw up.

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.

The Beach Boys are not a superstar group. The music is the superstar of the group.

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

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

My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us.