Why do you hate Mike Love?

[Jim Rockford]

I don't hate Mike at all. I think he's kinda funny, in an unintentional way.

[clack]

I certainly don't hate Mike -- I respect and admire many of the things he's accomplished.

What does annoy me : he drew the wrong conclusions from the fluke hit that was 'Kokomo', and piloted the band into the creative and commercial dead end that was 'Summer in Paradise'.

And also, Brian wanted to continue the Beach Boys as a recording act, but Mike let his ego get in the way.

[CenturyDeprived]

I think that bucket loads of people have major issue with Mike because he appears to be one of the most outwardly defensive celebrities/entertainers ever. People can forgive shortcomings, but many, many, many people get very, very, very annoyed by those who seemingly deny responsibility/culpability, and seemingly show zero personal regret (in particular, culpability for inadvertently hurting others) at virtually all times.

Publicly-speaking, Mike does the defensive dance just about as much as a person could possibly defend themselves. Which ironically only stokes the flames further, which must be the opposite of Mike's intentions. If there was even one major interview where he let his guard down, he could benefit very much image-wise. At least a 15-25% improvement across the board, IMHO.

The major haters would turn into moderate haters, the people who dislike him would only slightly dislike him, and those who kind of thought he was a bit of a jerk would possibly think he was now humanized, and feel he was a flawed but good person ultimately. And if the interview seemed truly, truly sincere, that interview would be posted repeatedly on message boards, and there'd be less instances of the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous interview being posted.

It would quite possibly go viral.

There's still time for this improvement in his public image, whether a slight improvement, a moderate improvement, or even a noticeable improvement to happen. Hasn't there ever been an instance of a celebrity who, after an interview or two of deep soul searching, became more publicly rehabilitated image-wise, and more highly thought of, than previously before? I'm sure it's happened. I truly, truly want very much this to happen to Mike, and I want his contributions to be better appreciated, but not letting his emotional guard down will surely = no dice for any image-improvement to happen, now or likely ever.

An important thing to note, is even if Mike thinks he's unfairly picked on (which he is), and that he never did anything "wrong", the key is recognizing and verbalizing that there may have been inadvertent personal mistakes made by him, not necessarily on purpose, at various points over the years. It takes emotional maturity to be able to recognize and admit to that. If he wants more appreciation and recognition for his musical talents... DOING AN INTERVIEW LIKE THAT IS THE BEST AND ONLY CHANCE for such improved appreciation/reputation happening in any way, shape or form.

[chaki]

i hate him!

- his dance moves give me douche chills
- his hall of fame speech just oozes "asshole"
- his outrageous pomposity, as displayed on lifestyles of the rich and famous
- he's a hacky singer
- his arrogance regarding sobriety 
- student demonstration time

that being said the original big sur is like one of the best songs of all time.

[SMiLE Brian]

He is an asshole who arrogantly treats BW like dirt.

[Mike's Beard]

He had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson - the nerve of the man.

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

i hate him!

- his dance moves give me douche chills
- his hall of fame speech just oozes "asshole"
- his outrageous pomposity, as displayed on lifestyles of the rich and famous
- he's a hacky singer
- his arrogance regarding sobriety 
- student demonstration time

that being said the original big sur is like one of the best songs of all time.

All that plus:

First Hate

Country Hate

Looking Back With Hate

Make Hate Not War

Sumahateya

Everyone Hates You

I Hate My Pisces Brother

Daybreak Hates The Ocean

I Hate Wrinkles

Transcendental Medihatefest

            

[CenturyDeprived]

He had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson - the nerve of the man.

Sorry, but that is a completely empty argument (which others have attempted to use before too). Al, Bruce, Carl, Denny, Dave, Blondie, Ricky also had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson, and none have even 0.01% of such a reputation.

Mike's reputation is not in any way, shape or form due to him not being Brian Wilson while being in the band.

However, I don't particularly doubt that Mike himself agrees with you 100%.

[SMiLE Brian]

i hate him!

- his dance moves give me douche chills
- his hall of fame speech just oozes "asshole"
- his outrageous pomposity, as displayed on lifestyles of the rich and famous
- he's a hacky singer
- his arrogance regarding sobriety  
- student demonstration time

that being said the original big sur is like one of the best songs of all time.

All that plus:

First Hate

Country Hate

Looking Back With Hate

Make Hate Not War

Sumahateya

Everyone Hates You

I Hate My Pisces Brother

Daybreak Hates The Ocean

I Hate Wrinkles

Transcendental Medihatefest

            

I love OSD's sense of humor and calling out of ML's bullshit  

[SMiLE Brian]

He had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson - the nerve of the man.

Sorry, but that is a completely empty argument (which others have attempted to use before too). Al, Bruce, Carl, Denny, Dave, Blondie, Ricky also had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson, and none have even 0.01% of such a reputation.

Mike's reputation is not in any way, shape or form due to him not being Brian Wilson while being in the band.

However, I don't particularly doubt that Mike himself agrees with you 100%.

Exactly, nobody looks at any of the other members badly because of not being Brian Wilson. They look at Mike badly because he is a guy trying to deny BW's impact on the group and trying to make HIMSELF look bigger than BW.

[jeffh]

There is actually a Facebook page called " Mike Love Is A Douche." It has over a thousand members. It is very mean spirited. I joined for a week just to see what it was about. Just awful. I left after a week. I'd be ashamed to be a regular member there.

[drbeachboy]

You guys make me laugh. You are as predictable in hating Mike, as my dog is taking a sh*t first thing in the morning. I will never for the life of me understand how you can hate the lead singer of your favorite band.

[Lee Marshall]

He had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson - the nerve of the man.

Because we have to put up with THIS [exact] kind of S H I T.

Mike's cool.  Sometimes, like me, he says some dumb sh*t.  So what?  Saturday night he'll be aiming the Beach Boys at my front porch...if I'd have bought the house I wanted on William Street...11 months ago.  Meanwhile...I'll still be there...and NOT to hate him.

Kind of a dick-weeded question 'bro'.

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

He had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson - the nerve of the man.

Sorry, but that is a completely empty argument (which others have attempted to use before too). Al, Bruce, Carl, Denny, Dave, Blondie, Ricky also had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson, and none have even 0.01% of such a reputation.

Mike's reputation is not in any way, shape or form due to him not being Brian Wilson while being in the band.

However, I don't particularly doubt that Mike himself agrees with you 100%.

Exactly, nobody looks at any of the other members badly because of not being Brian Wilson. They look at Mike badly because he is a guy trying to deny BW's impact on the group and trying to make HIMSELF look bigger than BW.

My guess is that myKe luHv, instead of staying with the Beach Boys would have been much better suited for being the program and music director for "The Gong Show". Can you imagine the power he would have wielded in "gonging" things he didn't approve of? I mean, think of it, man. He's be the "King of all Gongers", with book and movie deals being thrown at him left and right.

[SMiLE Brian]

He would have gonged pet sounds and smile until his ass was taken off TV.

[rogerlancelot]

How can you "hate Love"? That's on oxymoron. I never have been a fan of his vocals (especially his constantly out of tune bass vocals that other people don't seem to notice) and his one solo album Looking Back With Love is possibly better or worse than Going Public but it's such a close tie...

Why don't you interview Mike yourself? Maybe there could be some redemption in all of this. Otherwise, read the chapter from the FAH-Q book by Stebbins. Mi ropa interior huele a pedos. I admit that I follow OSD on Google + for some good laughs (really makes me happy at times) but Mike to me is more of a clown than a mass murderer (or a mass murderer clown like John Wayne Gacey).

And I love your monkeesbootlegs page!

 

One more thing: I like Mike Love more than Courtney Love if that means anything.

[SMiLE Brian]

I love Roger The Shrubber and his lifestyle in Las Vegas.

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

There is actually a Facebook page called " Mike Love Is A Douche." It has over a thousand members. It is very mean spirited. I joined for a week just to see what it was about. Just awful. I left after a week. I'd be ashamed to be a regular member there.

Hey, dude, don't be slammin' one of my favorite sites on the internet. It should be required reading for everyone including fuckwits, shitweasles and last but certainly not least by any stretch of the imagination, trolls.   

[Mike's Beard]

He had the sheer audacity to be in the Beach Boys whilst not being Brian Wilson - the nerve of the man.

Because we have to put up with THIS [exact] kind of S H I T.

Mike's cool.  Sometimes, like me, he says some dumb sh*t.  So what?  Saturday night he'll be aiming the Beach Boys at my front porch...if I'd have bought the house I wanted on William Street...11 months ago.  Meanwhile...I'll still be there...and NOT to hate him.

Kind of a dick-weeded question 'bro'.

No offence but I don't have the slightest clue as to what you are talking about here.

[Mike's Beard]

There is actually a Facebook page called " Mike Love Is A Douche." It has over a thousand members. It is very mean spirited. I joined for a week just to see what it was about. Just awful. I left after a week. I'd be ashamed to be a regular member there.

Hey, dude, don't be slammin' one of my favorite sites on the internet. It should be required reading for everyone including fuckwits, shitweasles and last but certainly not least by any stretch of the imagination, trolls.   

Do you have anything resembling an actual life?

[SMiLE Brian]

Damn straight, he does!

[Jim Rockford]

When it comes to Mike saying irksome things, I either laugh it off or ignore it.  I like what he helped create and that's all I care about.  He isn't worthy of hate in my opinion.

[Lee Marshall]

"HATE is an extremely powerful emotion to waste on someone you don't like."

[Autotune]

I think the oldest and original "trend" doesn't have to do with Mike's answers in recent interviews, or his Rich and Famous appearance and such... It has to do with a certain story-telling, propelled by David Leaf and others in the 70s, which wrongfully divided the BBs saga into a heroes and villains saga: Brian was the hero, the sweet, misunderstood genius; Mike was the villain, the greedy square that kept his cousin from realizing his artistic vision and somewhat guilty for his demise. The more recent crap, all of it, originates there.

[SMiLE Brian]

Just blame David Leaf is the easy way out.