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Bruce Johnston

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Musician

The Resume

    (June 27, 1942- )
    Born in Peoria, Illinois
    Member of the Beach Boys (1966-1972, 1980- )
    Wrote or co-wrote 'Disney Girls (1957),' 'Endless Harmony,' 'Tears in the Morning,' 'The Nearest Faraway Place,' 'Deirdre' and 'She Believes in Love Again'
    Wrote 'I Write the Songs' for Barry Manilow
    Released 'Going Public' as a solo album

Why he might be annoying:

    He said that he no longer supports Brian Wilson because of his current 'point of view.'
    He was largely responsible for the dismal disco remake of 'Here Comes the Night' on the Beach Boy's 'LA Album.'
    He wrote a lot of really cheesy songs.
    He tended towards easy listening in his production styles.
    He was a proponent of the infamous 'Beach Boys cheerleaders.'
    He keeps performing only for the money.
    Prior to his career as a Beach Boy, he wrote lots of 'surfploitation' songs like 'Do the Surfer Stomp.'
    Writer Bret Wheadon said of him: 'He hasn't a rock-n-roll bone in his body.'
    He still plays with the current incarnation of the hack 'Beach Boys' and dismisses negative viewpoints about the group.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He writes the songs that make the whole world sing.
    He was the first Beach Boy to win a Grammy.
    He has not aged badly.
    Despite leaving the group for six years, he guested on most of the albums released by them in that period.
    He still performs over 170 shows a year, despite being over 60.
    He is a talented keyboardist.
    'Disney Girls' is a very popular song with Beach Boys fans.
    He was one of the biggest proponents of 'Pet Sounds' and 'SMiLE' and was the first person to play 'Pet Sounds' for Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
    He was the only Beach Boy not to practice Transcendental Meditation.

Credit: abacab


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 60.87% Annoying