Mike Love Quotes

During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.

Love is probably the most powerful force in the cosmos, capable of creating miracles.

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

I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He’s my cousin by birth and my brother in music.

The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you.

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.

As a songwriter, your songs are, in a way, like your children - you want them to be appreciated.

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

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.

Since learning Transcendental Meditation from Maharishi in December 1967, it has been a valuable practice which has enabled me to go through some very stressful life experiences while remaining centered.

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.

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

Keep a cool head and a warm heart.

On a personal level, I would like my loved ones to know that I have always done the best that I could to demonstrate my love, and worked hard to provide them with a sense of security. On a more global level, I would like to see that my efforts, whether with the Beach Boys or as an individual, achieve as much benefit to humanity as possible during my lifetime. Peace and love!

Love is probably the most powerful force in the cosmos, capable of creating miracles. Love can manifest in so many ways - love between parent and child, husband and wife, partner and partner, teacher and student, service volunteer and recipient, God and one's spirit. The manifestations of love are innumerable.

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.

Without meditation, Id probably be dead.

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

The history of mankind is a history of war.

You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people.

Every summer, my grandparents would rent a house on Balboa Island. They had the house next to Bob Hope's. I've been going down there all my life, to that whole area.

Mankind invents things to fight about.

I was in the oil business for a while--gas and oil, check the tires.

There are a few good 'psych' groups but too many never change from their first appearance. They don't develop.

I actually have heard of acts who only do their new album, and don't do their hits. I've never been in that mind set.