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Bruce Johnston

"We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial."

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"We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial."

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"You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group."
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"You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker."
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"I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never could get behind it."
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"We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums."
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"Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer, and saw The Byrds come in and do their first overdub before Terry even met them."
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"You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know what I mean?"
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"Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group."
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"Carl, Dennis and Brian are brothers, and Mike Love's a cousin."
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"Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty checks which still isn't that important, but again, I have to just say that we're making our records."
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