The problem with popularity is that if it gets too popular everybody leaves and goes somewhere else.

Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing.

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.

If you ask any couple who have been married 50 years or longer, they will tell you they've experienced it all. The same is true of the Beach Boys.

Keep a cool head and a warm heart. A mantra that became a song, inspired by the wise words of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. If we all take the time to listen and love each other, this world would be a better place.

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.