Defend the Indefensible: Mike Love

Do a whole album, call it Young - Love

Or perhaps more in tune with Mike himself, Love Young.

feel like mike love could do a whole album of neil young covers
Lotta Mike Love
Mike Love In Mind
Mike Love To Burn
Love And Only Mike Love
Mike Love Is A Rose
If You Got Mike Love
Only Mike Love Can Break Your Heart

mike love is a reliable villain. firing brian effing wilson from the beach boys last year was a masterstroke.

Only Mike Love Can Break Your Heart

LOL, how true all you Brian Wilson obsessives

I'd totally forgotten that Neil covered "Let's Go Away For Awhile" on Journey Through The Past

It wasn't even a cover IIRC, just a straight lift of the original. Always wondered what that was about.

it's in the movie -- i think neil just liked it? he was friends w/ the beach boys, anyway, in the charles manson days.

I haven't seen the movie, so that's why I didn't get it. Interesting to hear about the friendship, though I guess NY was West Coast and therefore socialized in the same circles as the BB.

Mike Love, Neil Young and Rick James walk into a bar together.

Bartender says, Hey, we don't allow any Manson Family members in here.

James turns to the other two and says, "You heard him! Young, Love! Get Out of This Bar!"

just made that up, *blows smoke off of typing fingers*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZSAQX2uuUY

LOL Mike starts at 3:50

That video is crazy!

Has anyone else seen that documentary about the troubled children of rock stars? It had the daughter of Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) who was very depressed, there might have been another child of a rock star, but the only one I remember is the son of Mike Love. Mike Love's son was talking about his great memories of Carl Wilson and other things, but then went on to saying that Mike Love just said "you're not my son" one day and immediately disowned him. He was still incredibly upset about it and he was demanding an explanation. For some reason, the show never told you who he was living with now, but he looked like he was still living in very good circumstances, riding quad bikes with his friends.
Strangely I cant find anything about this from searching around, but I did find this...

http://manvsclown.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/why-i-hate-mike-love/

... I cant read all of this right now, but it does have Mike Love's daughter defending him and some other people who know him.

Does anyone know any more about his disowned son?

Does Mike Love challenge Bruce Springsteen to hop on stage and kick out the jams? Because I've seen Bruce, and I've seen the Beach Boys, and I'm pretty sure Bruce can handle "I Get Around."

Well maybe not:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXckY2qzdUU

But I know Bruce can kick out the jams.

never gets old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYc4DT18EJg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg302/leekpie/index.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/f816e1c9f285359130a9be487a1b1bbd/tumblr_mowm0fizad1sox5yho4_400.gif

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i really like mike love's part in the chorus of "kiss me baby" where he's like "whoa baby". he's a great vocalist.

No arguments about that from this quarter

just received this email what is happening
I would like to offer for feature consideration in ________, a truly exceptional artist by the name of Mike Love. His debut album recently won "Reggae Album of the Year" at this years Hoku Awards and has earned praises from such artist as Jack Johnson:

"Mike Love is one of the most talented musicians I've ever played with. On his new album, 'The Change I'm Seeking,' that talent is obvious in his captivating songwriting and soulful performances. I'm thankful that he is sharing these beautiful songs with all of us."

~ Jack Johnson

"earned praises from such artists as jack johnson" - jack johnson

that's not how quote marks work.

Er, this ain't the same Mike Love.

The version of Big Sur on Landlocked, that's probably worth it. It's Love, right?

Er, this ain't the same Mike Love.

Nah, he died in 1946

"earned praises from such artists as jack johnson" - jack johnson

ahahah !

Er, this ain't the same Mike Love.
ha yes, just weird that someone would perform under the name mike love (even if it is his real name).

http://i.imgur.com/dBT2CwO.png

missing a hat

"Mount Pleasant" could be the title of a track/album by Mike Love.

Like...er... "Surfing/Cruising on Mount Pleasant".

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1005017_601511403248932_296335366_n.jpg

http://manvsclown.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/why-i-hate-mike-love/

You want to see this: there are people who know, on this thread.

Q: ...You had just then become interested in TM. Not too long after, the Beatles, who had become very active, all of a sudden turned their backs on it. Did that bother you that they would do that whole number and then denounce it?
ML: Sure it bothered me. Bothered me plenty.
Q: Could you ever figure out why...?
ML: Yeah, 'cause they're stupid, mainly. See, they just didn't understand what the Maharishi was talking about...they were still on a Magical Mystery Tour of dope and stuff like that. They wanted to see phenomena -- they asked Maharishi, "Could I see a levitating blanket?" and stuff like that, and he's talking about evolution of the world -- stuff that was a little more pertinent to everyone. What hurt me, really, is I saw four guys that could have been a real big help to evolution in using their position, and they didn't.

https://woodsononline.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/ktru-tuesdays-beach-boys-interview/

heh

Yes, the Beatles would have been much better salesmen for TM than Mike Love.

hey Mike Love can sell CARS, he can sell SURFING, he can sell GIRLS, dude can sell anything

I'd actually really like to see him become a pitchman in his golden years. "Hey, this is Mike Love. Look, just...buy a goddamn Keurig already, okay? Don't be an idiot. Namaste."

Mike Love's Don't Fuck With The Formula Infant Formula

Mike Love's Reverse Mortgages are Fun Fun Fun!

Mike Love's Be True to Your School's Student Loan Refinancing Program

"As you get older, you realize that some of those vibrations aren't so good. Hello, I'm Mike Love from the Beach Boys, and on behalf of the Parkinson's Disease Foundation..."

HATS, fercryinoutloud! The man should be selling baseball hats.

Mike Love's Baseball Hat of The Month Club! The Best Hats With Logos You've Never Heard Of!

http://i.imgur.com/IxCfncT.jpg

I'd actually really like to see him become a pitchman in his golden years. "Hey, this is Mike Love. Look, just...buy a goddamn Keurig already, okay? Don't be an idiot. Namaste."

― Skin Boherts (Old Lunch), Tuesday, October 13, 2015 1:33 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this made me spit out my drink b/c laughter

And here we go -- a huge new Rolling Stone article/interview

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-ballad-of-mike-love-20160217