Mike Love

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

Society & Culture, Arts, Philosophy

4.6 • 908 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Mike Love is a singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the Beach Boys. In 1961, Love, alongside his cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, defined the California sound of the 1960s as the Beach Boys, co-writing hits including “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls,” and “Fun, Fun, Fun,” while weaving the themes of youth, surfing, and romance into their songs. He was one of the band’s vocalists and lyricists for the entire career of the Beach Boys; Love played a crucial role in the group’s vocal arrangements, adding a popular doo-wop sound and R&B influences. An inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he went on to revamp the Beach Boys in 2011, announcing the band’s 50th Anniversary Tour, release five solo albums, and publish an autobiography titled Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: Squarespace https://squarespace.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Vivo Barefoot http://vivobarefoot.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA25' ------ LMNT Electrolytes https://drinklmnt.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.athleticnicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter

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0:00.0	Tetrogrammaton
0:07.0	It was December of 1967, and we were invited to go to Paris to do a UNICEF show, United Nations Children's Emergency Fund.
0:31.6	And on that show was Marlon Brando and his Tahitian bride and a couple of dancers and stuff.
0:38.5	Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
0:40.9	Wow.
0:41.6	He did how to handle the woman and she would pray across the stage with these signs.
0:46.0	Incredible.
0:46.5	This is 67?
0:47.6	December of 67.
0:49.3	Incredible.
0:50.2	Well, the curtain opened for our part of the show.
0:53.1	There was a maurishi in the front row with John Lennon at one side
0:55.9	and George Harrison on the other.
0:57.9	I said, holy shit, that's a fucking front row.
1:00.4	Good audience.
1:02.1	And that beautiful orchestra, we just did a few songs.
1:05.8	And then the after party, Marlon Brando turns to me and he says,
1:09.4	want to get some breakfast?
1:11.5	I mean, it's very Marlon Brando.
1:13.3	I mean, it was the real deal.
1:15.1	And I'm thinking, Michael out of the beach boys, Marlon Brando, Viva's a pot on the waterfront
1:22.4	and everything is asking, if I want to go for breakfast, what am I going to say?
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