Legendary '60s Musician Reignites Feud With Former Bandmate

Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine has continued his feud with former bandmate Mike Love, admitting he no longer speaks to the singer.

In a new interview withThe I, Al admitted: "I have no relationship with him. It's hard to explain, but sometimes it's better to leave things alone. He's very quiet now. He doesn't talk much."

However, Al wasn't totally against the idea of reconciliation, should they see each other again. "When I see him, I'll see if he's still talking to me," he added.

The feud exploded last year when Jardine criticized Love's speech during Brian Wilson's funeral and said he had "megalomania problems."

"Mike wanted everybody to know that he wrote every single word of ‘Good Vibrations'. I didn't feel the compassion, let's put it that way. Mike's got some serious megalomania problems," he told Rolling Stone last year.

"I was focusing on Brian, and Mike was more focused on Mike," he added. "I think that is what it boils down to."

Brian Wilson died in June 2025 from respiratory arrest at the age of 82, and his funeral was held in early July in Los Angeles. Love's representative denies Jardine's version of events.

This is not the duo's first run-in. They were previously caught in a legal entanglement over the use of The Beach Boys' name following the death of Carl Wilson in 1998. Love ultimately won the right to tour under the name.

Cousins Mike Love and Brian Wilson also had their fair share of arguments over the years. "I don't like Mike Love at all," once declared Wilson, per Collider. "I don't like his attitude. He's too egotistical."

"For those who believe that Brian walks on water, I will always be the Antichrist," retorted Love in an interview with Vanity Fair. Their feud goes as far back as the making of Pet Sounds, according to Far Out Magazine, where Love told Wildson he hated the record.

In the early 1990s, per Billboard, Love won a lawsuit he brought against Wilson, in which he gained recognition for his writing on numerous Beach Boys songs. Later, Love accused Wilson of fraud and was awarded a $5 million settlement against the frontman for lost royalties.

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM.