[in the sleeve notes for The Beach Boys 1964 album, "All Summer Long"] They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will.

Loneliness is a very special place, Silently silently you touch my face

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.

My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me.

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 greatest success in life is to feel I’m something for someone; the feeling of falling in love, the newness of love.

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