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,...

The group started getting bigger and bigger, so Al started replacing Brian on the road,...

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

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

I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails.

I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails.

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

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

I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never...

I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never...

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

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

Sometimes one of us might be missing because we might be away or something, but...

Sometimes one of us might be missing because we might be away or something, but...

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

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

We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay...

We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay...

Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty...

Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty...

Records... a record just shouldn't be that important.

Records... a record just shouldn't be that important.

We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level.

We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level.

I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on...

I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on...

We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial.

We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial.

Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer,...

Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer,...

I really dig the scene that's happening now, I really do, because there might be...

I really dig the scene that's happening now, I really do, because there might be...

For us... you know, we're not The Beatles.

For us... you know, we're not The Beatles.

Everybody can dig The Beatles, but why should everybody dig us?

Everybody can dig The Beatles, but why should everybody dig us?

You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know...

You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know...

I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their...

I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their...