Mike Love Quashes Rumours of Beach Boys Reunion With Brian Wilson

The sad fact is that the whole "Beach Boys" schtick was concocted by their lunatic, emotionally and physically abusing, controlling father, Murray Wilson,who was eventually fired by Brian Wilson. Brian had finally had enough when Murray started forging Brian's name onto contracts. When Murray died, none of the surviving Beach Boys came to the funeral, and he was buried in an unmarked grave.

As was described above, they started out as the Pendletones, a play on Pendleton shirts, which were very "in" at that time. In short, they were just a bunch of pimple faced, crooning garage band kids in San Diego that nobody had ever heard of.

Murray thought they would get more work if they marketed more to the beach/surfing scene that was then becoming popular in San Diego, so he changed their name to "The Beach Boys" and forced them to singing songs about surfing.

That's it. That's where the entire "beach" and "surfing" Beach Boys theme came from; it was all a hoax, just another ego trip dreamed up by Murray. None of them, except for Dennis, had even a remote interest in the beach scene or surfing, or even knew how to swim, and Brian was reportedly even afraid to go in the water.

Still, some of their music was golden, especially their early harmony pieces like Warmth of the Sun, Surfer Girl, etc. It was extremely unique. When the bell-voiced Carl Wilson died, and they brought in Bruce Johnston, went "psychedelic" and started trying to sound like another Beatles copycat group (e.g. "God Only Knows"), I stopped listening to them. Sad.

indeed, the beach boys! the number 1 group, band, combo, in american history. still love their music, still love their songs,still love the days, still love the memories!! help me rhonda!!

the beach boys are americana at its best.the beach boy sound is pure california surf and nobody on earth but the beachboys has that sound .who cares if they are a band or a combo call them a flock for all i give a massive.they are possibly the best and most prolific group of that era after the beatles.i saw them july 4th 1992 at 6 flags in jackson new jersey while carl was still alive and they were astounding playing under a stage awning in a fierce thunder and lightining storm,i saw them in the late 60s and early 70s as well the sound was the same 3 years ago when i saw them in cts jorgeson theatre without carl only mike love was an original 1960 member their drummer was actor john stamos and guess what they still had the unmistakeable beach boys sound and they were great

Agree get over the arguments, especially Mike Love he has been riding the talents of the Beach Boys and Brian for his whole career and been milking it every chance he gets.

They were fantastic in the 60's.
It is best to remember their music as it was.

Ian

After all this time maybe it is time to just let some of the old bands go. I am a Baby Boomer and we are the generation that swore to never get old...but...maybe it is time to let the Beach Boys go...we have their remastered music...and thier re-remastered music. Just look at the damage The Who did to their remembered images at this past SuperBowl...that was awful. I would love to go back to 1964 but I can't.

they were nothing but a nerd 'combo' anyways, screw them

There will never be a Beach Boys reunion as long as Carl and Dennis stay dead.

I've seen the Beach Boys three times over the couse of 40 years and their most recent shows are every bit as good as the show I saw back in the 60's. I attended their fourth of July concert here in Harrisburg a few years ago and Mike Love called my daughter up on stage. It was an experience neither of us will forget. My Daughter said Mike was freindly and gracious though the entire evening. If they come back this way again, I will definately go to see them a fourth time!

Love oldies rock/pop/soul.... all of it.
Makes me ill to watch any of these old people perform though.
That includes you Mick Jagger and those other burnouts.