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Bruce Johnston is an American musician and songwriter known for his work with The Beach Boys. As a member of the band, Johnston contributed to their distinctive sound and hit songs such as "Rock and Roll Music." His career in music, including his songwriting and performing, has played a significant role in shaping the band's success and influence in popular music.
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"I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on April ninth this year."

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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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"You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group."

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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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"You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker."

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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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"Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group."

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"The group started getting bigger and bigger, so Al started replacing Brian on the road, and then finally there was a big flare-up with Dave Marks and he left the group."

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"I really dig the scene that's happening now, I really do, because there might be a lot of bad things going on, but if out of all of those bad things ten per cent of the groovy part of it stays, wow... you can't beat that."

Now,
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"Of course The Beach Boys will be camp."

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

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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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"Carl, Dennis and Brian are brothers, and Mike Love's a cousin."

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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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"But, you know again, getting back to what a group like ours might represent - the cleanliness thing."

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"We're not trying to top ourselves with each record, obviously."

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