{"id":74910,"date":"2026-10-13T17:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/al-jardine-thinks-beach-boys-will-continue-once-mike-love-retires\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:58:34","slug":"al-jardine-thinks-beach-boys-will-continue-once-mike-love-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/al-jardine-thinks-beach-boys-will-continue-once-mike-love-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Jardine Thinks Beach Boys Will Continue Once Mike Love Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Al Jardine<\/a> has offered his first comments on the state of the Beach Boys<\/a> in the shadow of Mike Love<\/a>\u2019s ongoing health problems.<\/p>\n

Love and Jardine were co-founding members of the Beach Boys and were bandmates for over 35 years. The two had a falling out in the late \u201890s due to a battle over the group\u2019s name. Since then, Love has continued to tour with the Beach Boys while Jardine has performed under various other monikers, including his current group, the Pet Sounds Band.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Mike Love Makes Emotional Beach Boys\u00a0Return Amid Health Concerns\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

More recently, Love canceled a run of Beach Boys performances due to ongoing health struggles. He returned to the stage for a performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Oct. 11, but was visibly frail and only able to sing backing vocals.<\/p>\n

Al Jardine Reacts to Mike Love Health Decline: \u2018It\u2019s Shocking\u2019<\/h3>\n

In a recent conversation with Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em>, Jardine admitted it was difficult to see his former bandmate in such a condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s shocking and I was really depressed,\u201d he confessed. \u201cI had to really shake myself out of it just to get onstage [that night]. Just the optics of it were just awful and I\u2019m speechless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, he\u2019s a total pro,\u201d Jardine continued. \u201cHe wants to be onstage, but he just doesn\u2019t know how not to do it. He doesn\u2019t know what else to do, so I think he\u2019s trapped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Could the Beach Boys Continue Without Mike Love?<\/h3>\n

Love is the only classic Beach Boys member currently touring under the group\u2019s famous name. Asked if he could envision the band one day continuing without Love, Jardine was forthright.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the brand will go on and on and on,\u201d he noted. \u201cI don\u2019t know about performing. Performance-wise, I haven\u2019t a clue what would happen. We\u2019ll find out. I don\u2019t know if I want to be called the Beach Boys or not. But if it made sense, if there was some sense to tie that into the Pet Sounds Band name. It\u2019s hard to get all those words. But if there\u2019s a way to combine the bands in a way that made sense, that might fly.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Top 10 Mike Love Beach Boys Songs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On the same night Love was back onstage in Nashville, Jardine reunited with some other former Beach Boys \u2013 Bruce Johnston and David Marks \u2013 during his performance in Southern California. Could that lineup continue as the Beach Boys if Love retired? Jardine admitted he\u2019d \u201cbe honored,\u201d but added: \u201cI don\u2019t know if I can get my buddies, the other Beach Boys, to come out at every show though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Jardine noted that he may not be the one who is eventually handed the Beach Boys torch \u2013 a possibility he\u2019s at peace with. Instead, he believes the focus should be on Love getting well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he needs to repair himself,\u201d Jardine remarked, admitting that was easier said than done. \u201cWhat we do is sing. That\u2019s our job. That\u2019s what we do. We sing, we\u2019re professionals, and you can\u2019t do that in his condition now. So I would think at some point, he\u2019ll\u2026 He\u2019s probably trying to pass the torch, is what I\u2019m thinking. We\u2019ve never really talked about it, but that\u2019s what it feels like. Maybe to his son. And him being there is a symbol.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There’s way more to the band that surfing, cars and girls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n