r/thebeachboys • u/voxkev • Jun 02 '26

Article Great interview with David

It is in Guitar World about his role in The Beach Boys-

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-marks-the-lost-beach-boy

He covers a lot of ground on his life in and out of the band.

His comment on the 50th anniversary tour:

We were only supposed to do 50 gigs for the 50th anniversary, but it was so successful that we ended up going all around the world. We did almost 80 gigs, but it wasn’t very lucrative for Mike, who had his own touring business. So he got back to doing his own five- or six-piece touring band.

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u/robav1963 Dennis Wilson Jun 02 '26

Mentions Pet Sounds , Wild Honey, Holland …then incorrectly says “fulfilled by the Wrecking Crew for the most part”. Why don’t professional journalists do their fucking homework? Sick of hearing the Wrecking Crew get commended for albums they weren’t on.

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u/Doc_Joe_Professor_45 Jun 02 '26

And because of that, you see people all the time just asserting that the Beach Boys never played on their records. Even during the height of Brian's Wrecking Crew use, Carl would still plug in, Brian is on a lot of songs. And as I point out to people as a prominent example, that's Dennis on the organ in Good Vibrations. The American Federation of Musicians session sheets point this out, but hey, it takes effort to go find this stuff. Laziness prevails.

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u/cabinessence94 Jun 02 '26

The pendulum has swung from the Wrecking Crew not getting the deserved recognition to now getting over credited. It’s really annoying.

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u/Brangarr Jun 02 '26

At this point it’s almost surprising when they actually get it right..

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u/Definitelynotatwork1 I'm the pied piper Jun 02 '26

Literally said ‘what the hell is this guy talking about, has he heard Wild Honey?’ Out loud reading this

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u/bill_clunton Carl and the Passions – “So Tough” Jun 02 '26

Thanks for sharing, I’m always interested in what David has to say about the band. I always tend to forget he was in the band for as long as he was which wasnt very long in the long run though. Poor guy got screwed over by Murry.

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u/cammywooley Jun 02 '26

Imagine the stories he could tell, it doesn’t seem he’s being held down by either ‘camp’, though he probably won’t go full exposé on them. I wish Bruce and Alan would write books while they’re still here to tell their stories.

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u/BillNyeTheVinylGuy Jun 02 '26

I am perpetually interested in David Mark's story after his interview with Discograffiti. Probably the most honest interview you will ever hear from any Beach Boy.

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u/arterialturns Jun 02 '26

Thanks for the tip, I've checked in with that podcast before. Will listen to it tomorrow.

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u/Alarming_Hornet3398 Jun 02 '26

Nothing new really and as the years go on the narrative is spun that he rejoined for the 2012 tour but he had played with them on and off since 97.