I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their original form - pop group. Bruce Johnston More Quotes by Bruce Johnston More Quotes From Bruce Johnston The beautiful thing is they (producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick) did all the work. We'd already done ours years ago because they are all the original vocal performances. Bruce Johnston entertainment 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. Bruce Johnston knowroyaltyokayimportant You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker. Bruce Johnston nowknowyoutwo Records... a record just shouldn't be that important. Bruce Johnston recordjustrecordsimportant I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails. Bruce Johnston yourupyoumean Sometimes one of us might be missing because we might be away or something, but there's always four or five. Bruce Johnston somethingalwaysmissingsometimes I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on April ninth this year. Bruce Johnston willbeginningyeargroup Of course The Beach Boys will be camp. Bruce Johnston coursewillbeach-boysbeach We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial. Bruce Johnston trythingsbeinginteresting We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that. Bruce Johnston doublemakeoverfour 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. Bruce Johnston producercomefirstbeach 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. Bruce Johnston thinkyoubusinessattention For us... you know, we're not The Beatles. Bruce Johnston beatlesusknowyou We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level. Bruce Johnston leveljustsurvivingcomfortable We're not trying to top ourselves with each record, obviously. Bruce Johnston eachourselvestoptrying Everybody can dig The Beatles, but why should everybody dig us? Bruce Johnston beatleswhyuseverybody You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know what I mean? Bruce Johnston daygroupyoubeach Carl, Dennis and Brian are brothers, and Mike Love's a cousin. Bruce Johnston brothersbriancousinlove 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. Bruce Johnston roadbiggroupleft Brian came back in on the road and Al stayed, but Al's the original member of the group. Bruce Johnston roadbackgroupbrian
