Emily, I don't think anyone here is claiming that Mike is the lead singer of the Beach Boys or that he should be recognized as such. You said:
As you can see, people here
are claiming that Mike
is or
was the lead singer. It's not only "journalists writing half-assed write-ups."
but you can understand an idea, or try to, without holding it yourself, and I think most of the responses, including mine, have been trying to do that. And to understand an idea you have to look at those holding it...
As I've said, I'd seen him called
the lead singer on this board. There continue to be people on this board asserting it, right in this thread alongside the counter-evidence. So, if I look at journalists holding that opinion, then not playing an instrument, holding the mike, etc. might make sense. But I was wondering about people on this board and why they have that opinion. Given that no sound reason has been offered, I conclude that it's political.