WHEN DID YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE BEACH BOYS?

PAUL: "The early surf records ... I was aware of them as a musical act, and I used to like all that, but I didn't get deeply interested in it - it was just a real nice sound...We used to admire the singing, the high falsetto really and the very sort of 'California' lyrics.

"It was later...it was PET SOUNDS that BLEW ME OUT OF THE WATER. First of all, it was Brian's writing. I LOVE THE ALBUM SO MUCH. I've just bought my kids each a copy of it for their education in life - I FIGURE NO ONE IS EDUCATED MUSICALLY 'TIL THEY'VE HEARD THAT ALBUM. I was into the writing and the songs.

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