Bright Moments Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Mike Love Suing Cousin Brian Wilson By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 43 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Mike Love is suing his cousin and former Beach Boys bandmate Brian Wilson, but Love's lawyer hopes the lawsuit won't mar their good vibrations. Love filed the lawsuit in federal court Thursday accusing Wilson of promoting his 2004 album, "Smile," in a manner that "shamelessly misappropriated Mike Love's songs, likeness and the Beach Boys trademark, as well as the `Smile' album itself." Love's lawyer says it's nothing personal. "Mike has a lot of affection for Brian and they have a good relationship and cordial relations," said Phil Stillman, who has represented Love since 1992. "There's obviously some problem with the way Brian's (associates) have promoted the albums." Stillman added: "They remain family and the co-founders of a very important band in rock 'n' roll history." The Beach Boys never completed "Smile," and it was regarded as a lost classic until Wilson opted to finish it himself. The album earned international acclaim and marked a dramatic return for the 63-year-old singer-songwriter, who had kept a low profile for years. Love objected to a promotion in which 2.6 million copies of a Beach Boys compilation CD were given away to readers of Britain's The Daily Mail on Sunday newspaper. The lawsuit said the giveaway undercut the band's sales. The lawsuit seeks damages, including "millions of dollars in illicit profits," and seeks at least $1 million for international advertising "to correct the effects of ... unfair competition and infringing uses." A lawyer for Wilson didn't return a call from The Associated Press for comment. Love formed the group in Hawthorne in 1961 with Wilson, Wilson's brothers Carl and Dennis, and Wilson's friend Al Jardine. They went on to record hits such as "Good Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "California Girls." Wilson's brothers have died, and he split acrimoniously with Love and Jardine years ago. In an interview earlier this year with the AP, he refused to discuss them in the present tense, but talked about their early years with apparent fondness. His new album is "What I Really Want for Christmas." Love has the exclusive legal right to tour under the Beach Boys name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 "See you in court." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - ← Great, timeless question posed by my ex-husband: "Is Courtney Love Mike Love's love-child?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Anyone else see a disconnect between "Mike has a lot of affection for Brian and they have a good relationship and cordial relations," and Wilson's brothers have died, and he split acrimoniously with Love and Jardine years ago. In an interview earlier this year with the AP, he refused to discuss them in the present tense, ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 now that you mention it, I do see the resemblance - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Mike Love is a pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - ← Hell, I assumed all rock stars screwed underage girls. I thought that was the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - ← With any luck, the judge will say the same thing before throwing the case out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Love's open criticism of "Smile" back in the day is one of the main reasons it was abandoned. Now that it's finally out, he wants a piece of it? What an asshole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 well, ther's under age and there's under age - from what I recall this kid was maybe 14 or so - maybe somebody else here has better info - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanbeat Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 A friend of mine had twin sisters (probably 15 at the time) that were HS cheerleaders in town. The Beach Boys played at the state fair and arranged for the cheer squad to be on stage with them. Love took a liking to one of the sisters, left dirty old man style messages on the answering machine, flew her to Vegas (the cops were involved in that one), and generally made an ass out of himself for a few months. His folks got a restraining order against him and that was about the end of it. I never liked the Beach Boys, but after that all I think of when I see that guy is those messages... When the girls turned 18 they got jobs stripping together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - ← Great, timeless question posed by my ex-husband: "Is Courtney Love Mike Love's love-child?" ← And yet you divorced him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - ← Hell, I assumed all rock stars screwed underage girls. I thought that was the point. ← Er, I mean, Jazzmoose, Jazzmoose! all rock stars do not screw underage girls! Elton John didn't! Rob Halford didn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Love is a no-talent butthead who screwed underage girls and physically abused Wilson - ← Hell, I assumed all rock stars screwed underage girls. I thought that was the point. ← Er, I mean, Jazzmoose, Jazzmoose! all rock stars do not screw underage girls! Elton John didn't! Rob Halford didn't! ← Freddie Mercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 When the girls turned 18 they got jobs stripping together. ← Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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