Mike Love's Songwriting Process

[c-man]

Mike is seen playing piano on the "Mike, Come Back to LA" footage. He can also play basic guitar. I imagine he is more than capable of writing bare boned chord progressions for his song ideas. As mentioned on the older thread he most likely sang/hummed melody ideas to someone who transcribed them.

Don't remember where I read it but that's the way Mike described his writing of a specific song. he hummed or sang his idea to Carl who wrote the music down for Mike

In the Goin' Platinum TV special, Mike described writing "Goin' To The Beach"...I can't remember how he said he conveyed it to Carl, but it probably was singing or humming, and then he said Carl did a demo on the guitar.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

I'll bet it's something like this but with VIBRATIONS and EXCITATIONS written on the chalk board in bold letters:

http://youtu.be/C9kejvxRokg

[adamghost]

This thread is the funniest we've had in quite a while.

[TommyPlural]

I hate to say it, but I don't think anyone asks Mike Love about his songwriting process.

Ha, you're probably right.

This thread is the funniest we've had in quite a while.

Happy to help!

[Melt Away]

Can anyone answer his question in a mature respectful way? I'm interested to know as well.

Why don't you tell us....MIKE?!?!?!?!?!?

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No, Mike is SummerInParadise22.

DRAT!

[runnersdialzero]

This thread is the funniest we've had in quite a while.

One might say the greatest thread in the history of the internet. THE GREATEST THREAD IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT.