Quotes by Bruce Johnston

About Bruce Johnston:

Bruce Arthur Johnston is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as a member of the Beach Boys. In 1965, Johnston joined the band for live performances, filling in for the group's co-founder Brian Wilson, who had quit touring in order to spend more time in the studio. Johnston then became a contributing member on subsequent albums. He is also known for his early 1960s collaborations with Terry Melcher as Bruce & Terry and with the surf band the Rip Chords, as well as composing the 1975 Barry Manilow song "I Write the Songs".
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We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums.

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

Sometimes one of us might be missing because we might be away or something, but there's always four or five.

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

Of course The Beach Boys will be camp.

Bruce Johnston

We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial.

Bruce Johnston

We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that.

Bruce Johnston

Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer, and saw The Byrds come in and do their first overdub before Terry even met them.

Bruce Johnston

I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their original form - pop group.

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty checks which still isn't that important, but again, I have to just say that we're making our records.

Bruce Johnston

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

Bruce Johnston

You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know what I mean?

Bruce Johnston

The group started getting bigger and bigger, so Al started replacing Brian on the road, and then finally there was a big flare-up with Dave Marks and he left the group.

Bruce Johnston

Author Bio

  • NameBruce Johnston
  • DescriptionAmerican singer, musician
  • BornJune 27, 1942
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMusician; Composer