When asked what he thought about Mike Love headlining a Trump fundraiser under The Beach Boys’ name, David Crosby had a lot to say. Crosby, known for playing guitar and singing in The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, started by saying “Those aren’t the Beachboys.”
Crosby has brought up his dislike for Love and Trump before. In February, he said “I do not even shake hands with people like Mike Love…..he is Trumper …which means he has no brains ….and has consistently been an asshole.” Even before Trump became president, he said that he would never work with Love, saying he’s “not good person.”
He went on to say “Mike Love should retire” and defended his opinion that Brian Wilson “was the Beachboys.” Due to some replies, Crosby ended up including Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine as essential Beach Boys members, and continued to talk trash about Love while responding to other replies.
In response to one comment, Crosby doubled down to say that Mike Love actually held The Beach Boys back. He also retweeted a reply that claimed Love only had talent for being “an a-hole.”
It’s important to note that Brian Wilson and Al Jardine had already criticized Love for his decision to use the name for the Trump fundraiser. “We have absolutely nothing to do with the Trump benefit today in Newport Beach. Zero. We didn’t even know about it and were very surprised to read about it in the Los Angeles Times,” they stated.
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