[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E149]
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                  HONORING MIKE LOVE OF THE BEACH BOYS

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 7, 2018

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mike Love, a founding 
member of The Beach Boys, one of the most popular rock groups in 
history. Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years and counting 
as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists, with 
thirteen Gold albums, fifty-five Top 100 singles, and four number-one 
hits. He has received an Ella Award for his songwriting and, as a 
member of The Beach Boys, is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of 
Fame, the California Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and he 
has received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
   The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international 
fame, are a unique American story, one of overnight success, age-
defying longevity, musical genius and spirituality. Mike Love is the 
only band member to be part of it each and every step of the way. It's 
an American story of how a sheet metal apprentice became the 
quintessential front man for one of America's most successful rock 
bands, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in twenty-six countries.
   Love wrote the lyrics for pop classics such as ``Good Vibrations,'' 
``California Girls,'' ``Surfin' USA,'' and ``Kokomo.'' Mike's 
partnership with his cousin Brian Wilson has few equals in American pop 
music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own. He co-wrote the 
lyrics to eleven of the twelve original Beach Boys songs that were Top 
10 hits while providing the lead vocals on ten of them. The band's 
unprecedented durability also provides a glimpse into America's 
changing cultural mores over the past half century.
   Mike's latest solo album, ``Unleash the Love,'' was released in 
November 2017 with his hope that ``if we all can unleash whatever love 
inside of us, we can collectively make this world better.'' His memoir, 
Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy, released in 2016 and is a New 
York Times bestseller.
   A husband, a father, and an avid environmentalist, Love's life is as 
rich and layered as The Beach Boys' harmonies themselves. Love has been 
married to his wife, Jacquelyne Piesen, since 1994 and has eight 
children: Brian Love, Ambha Love, Michael Love, Jr., Melinda Love, 
Summer Love, Christian Love, Teresa Love and Hayleigh Love.

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