Mike Love
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 Mike Love facts

• Characterized by his nasal, sometimes baritone singing, Love has been one of the band's vocalists and lyricists for most of their career, contributing to each of their studio albums
• He is often regarded as a malign figure in the band's history, a reputation he acknowledges: "For those who believe that Brian [Wilson] walks on water, I will always be the Antichrist
• In the 1960s, Love collaborated with Wilson and was a lyricist on singles including "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964) and "California Girls" (1965)
• During this period, his lyrics primarily reflected the youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance, which helped fashion pop culture's perception of the "California Dream"
• Starting in 1968, Love became a teacher of Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• The experience influenced his lyrics to take on themes of astrology, meditation, politics and ecology
• Following this, Love's lyrical direction shifted to attempt to recapture the band's earlier, lighthearted sound
• In the late 1970s, Love began working on solo albums, releasing his first and only in 1981: Looking Back with Love
• In 1988, he, along with the other founding members of the Beach Boys, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• The same year, the song, "Kokomo", co-written by Love, reached number one in the United States and was nominated for a Grammy