The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine – HuffPost 8.27.10

Mike Ragogna: “California Saga” has, personally, always been one of my favorites. I love Surf’s Up and on because I grew up in the singer-songwriter era, and all those somewhat later records really touched me in a different kind of way than the early records. The early records were more fun and functional, you know?

Al Jardine: Yeah, they were a little more structured and geared toward the hit generation. Everybody needs a hit record, obviously, but in this day and age, we need music that gives us a little tranquility. We need music that makes us feel good in a different way because we’re not going to make hits the way kids make them today. There’s a whole different kind of structure in Top 40, but there’s still room for good music, and we all could sure use a lot of good vibes right now.