Read the bio below and try to give details on mike love 's: - instrument - years active - landscape - caption - birth name - origin - label - genre - birth date - name - background - image - birth place - associated acts - occupation Bio: michael edward '' mike '' love -lrb- born march 15 , 1941 -rrb- is an american musician , singer , songwriter , and activist who is a member and co-founder of the beach boys . for most of the beach boys ' career , love has been one of the band 's lyricists , contributing to each of their studio albums . in the 1960s , love collaborated with brian wilson and was a lyricist on singles including '' fun , fun , fun '' and '' california girls '' . during this period , his lyrics primarily reflected the youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance , which has been described by writers as having helped fashion pop culture 's perception of the '' california dream '' . love 's work during this period also assumed elements of melancholy with examples being '' the warmth of the sun '' -- written the day of john f. kennedy 's assassination -- and '' i 'm waiting for the day '' from '' pet sounds '' . starting in 1968 , love became a teacher of transcendental meditation under maharishi mahesh yogi . the experience influenced his lyrics to take on themes of astrology , meditation , politics and ecology . following this , love 's lyrical direction shifted to attempt to recapture the band 's earlier , lighthearted sound . in the late 1970s , love began working on solo albums , releasing his first in 1981 . in 1988 , he , along with the other founding members of the beach boys , was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame . the same year , the love co-written '' kokomo '' reached number one in the united states and was nominated for a grammy award . in 1998 , following the death of cousin carl wilson , love and longtime beach boy bruce johnston licensed the beach boys name and continued touring . the other surviving beach boys , brian wilson and al jardine , embarked on solo endeavors . in 2011 , the group reunited to produce a new album and embark on a tour for their 50th anniversary . following the 50th anniversary reunion shows , love resumed touring only with johnston .
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- instrument is vocals , percussion , saxophone- years active is 1961 -- present- landscape is yes- caption is mike love performing in 2004- birth name is michael edward love- origin is hawthorne , california , united states- label is capitol , epic , brother , emi , boardwalk , creole- genre is rock , pop , surf rock- birth date is 15 march 1941- name is mike love- background is solo_singer- image is mike love.jpg- birth place is los angeles , california , united states- associated acts is the , john stamos beach boys , celebration , mike & dean- occupation is singer , songwriter