My greatest struggle is to coexist while watching the people I love choose less than life-supporting paths via drugs, alcohol, or poor lifestyle decisions. There is so much to life; my heart breaks watching someone held captive by addiction.

There's the historical part of The Beach Boys' music; it's pretty incredible, pretty vast and pretty varied too.

There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way.

Because of the inherent challenges of life on the earth, all of humanity is vulnerable. This is all the more reason to seek the kingdom of heaven within and find the peace that leads to understanding.

I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won't care, and some will vilify you. I believe it is important to remain humble and thankful for the blessings in our lives, for the tremendous opportunities that are a result of our musical success.

I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation.

Keep a cool head and a warm heart.