<p>This was a great moment for me. After Mike Love, a sometimes tediously arrogant person, said we Irish wouldn't understand something as intangible as Transcendental Meditation, I responded, 'You mean the race that gave the world James Joyce?" He didn't like the interview, but what the hell? I still love the music of The Beach Boys</p>

This was a great moment for me. After Mike Love, a sometimes tediously arrogant person, said we Irish wouldn't understand something as intangible as Transcendental Meditation, I responded, 'You mean the race that gave the world James Joyce?" He didn't like the interview, but what the hell? I still love the music of The Beach Boys

Mike Love of The Beach Boys mocks the Irish and talks about Good Vibrations

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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