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"The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music."
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"My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us."
Father
"The thing I wonder about is where does Brian's creative spark come from? Not his subjects or anything, but his spark. What makes it so great for me is that I really don't know. There's a mystery behind Brian, even to me."
Mystery
"They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will."
Life
"I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got so excited hearing it on the radio that Carl threw up."
Day
"My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me."
Mom
"I can tell you the day The Beach Boys will no longer exist - never. We'll be on stage in wheelchairs."
Beach
"There will always be a Beach Boys. Being a Beach Boy is like being in love."
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"The Beach Boys are not a superstar group. The music is the superstar of the group."
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"He just had a very unique way of expressing himself physically with his kids."
Kids
"Brian was the oldest, I was in the middle and Carl was the baby. I was the troublemaker. Brian got great grades and Carl got the kind of grades I did. I failed everything. I was too busy fighting and running wild."
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"We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us."
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"A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad."
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"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"
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"My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do."
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"Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and Harry Warren: those were ones who I really became close to."
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"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."
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"My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic."
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"Laura Bush went on national television during the week of my father's funeral and spoke out against embryonic stem cell research, pointing out that where Alzheimer's is concerned, we don't have proof that stem-cell treatment would be effective."
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"I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great."
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"My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad."
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