Beach Quote by Duane Allman

There's the historical part of The Beach Boys' music; it's pretty incredible, pretty vast and pretty varied too.

— Mike Love

I do get credit for having a California sound to my music, but I don't think people really know what that means - they…

— Ariel Pink

“In America, music was the first sphere of social interaction in which racial barriers were challenged and overturned. And the challenge went both ways:…

— Ted Gioia

Through my surfing, I met all my friends that helped me out in the music world, and so that's kind of how it all…

— Donavon Frankenreiter

Between Alan Freed in Cleveland and Bob Horn and Lee Stewart in Philadelphia and George 'Hound Dog' Lorenz in Buffalo, they began to find…

— Dick Clark

I went to New York and Miami and hung out by the beach, and I love the American boys, so I wrote a song…

— Anonymous

I grew up in Long Beach during a transitional phase. It's a lot better now, but there was a time where it was the…

— Giveon

The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed.

— Mike Love

Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience.

— Pete Seeger

I think the Beach Boys' legacy is 'Fun, Fun, Fun,' you know? We're calling our next tour '50 Years of Fun, Fun, Fun.' By…

— Mike Love

I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.

— Bonnie Raitt

Everybody played music and sang songs. It was real close, like a family. So you just got up there and had fun.

— Kings Of Leon