Mike Love turns 80

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Should Mike Love retire now?

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Mike Love turns 80

Postby GoogaMooga » 16 Mar 2021, 03:40

That's it. Time to retire. Jazz and blues artists can carry on till they drop, but there is something inherently wrong about an 80 year old singing teen songs.

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Bandmate Bruce Johnston says that fans who have pegged Love as a villain over the years don't understand what a positive influence he really was for the band: ["They're always angry at Mike Love, y'know (and think) all the Wilsons are gods and they're angry at Mike Love. Mike wrote some amazing lyrics that probably paved the way on many levels — including having enough money to finance Pet Sounds and all kinds of other projects."]


Mike Love 1959 Dorsey High School yearbook photo, Los Angeles, CA
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