The Beach Boys singer Mike Love, 77, has shed new light on one of the band’s most memorable on-stage blunders, four decades after it took place.
During an interview with Sunday Night this week, the American star spoke candidly about a famously poor performance delivered by the band during their Australian tour in 1978.
The band were forced to apologise for the terrible show, with Carl Wilson publicly stating that he had consumed two Mai Tais before the performance.
‘Dennis and Carl bought heroin… I was mortified’: The Beach Boys’ Mike Love revealed the REAL reason why the band performed so poorly during their 1978 Australian tour during an interview with Sunday Night this week
According to Mike, however, the real reason behind the bad show was in fact much more scandalous.
‘Dennis [Wilson] and Carl [Wilson] bought heroin. Having those guys buy heroin while we’re on tour in Australia, it wasn’t my cup of tea honestly, so I was mortified by that,’ Mike said.
‘I think that was not a great thing for The Beach Boys to be involved with. I think our music and our way of life and what we always promoted is positivity and harmony. It didn’t fit,’ he said.
![Speaking out: 'Dennis [Wilson] and Carl [Wilson] bought heroin. Having those guys buy heroin while we're on tour in Australia, it wasn't my cup of tea honestly, so I was mortified by that,' Mike said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/17/16/4D56250D00000578-5853779-image-m-40_1529248023070.jpg)
Speaking out: ‘Dennis [Wilson] and Carl [Wilson] bought heroin. Having those guys buy heroin while we’re on tour in Australia, it wasn’t my cup of tea honestly, so I was mortified by that,’ Mike said
Dennis died in 1983 follow a battle with drug and alcohol addiction, while Carl passed away from lung cancer in 1998.
Speaking to Sunday Night about the tragic losses, band-member Brian Wilson said: ‘It was very difficult, very very difficult. I still to this day mourn their death’.
Meanwhile, the band is currently on the promotions trail for their new album, which sees 16 Beach Boys hits reimagined with a classical hits by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
![Difficult: Speaking to Sunday Night about the tragic losses, band-member Brian Wilson said: 'It was very difficult, very very difficult. I still to this day mourn their death'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/17/16/4D5624F400000578-5853779-image-m-36_1529247915528.jpg)
Difficult: Speaking to Sunday Night about the tragic losses, band-member Brian Wilson said: ‘It was very difficult, very very difficult. I still to this day mourn their death’
![Iconic musician: Band member Al Jardine also appeared in the interview](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/17/16/4D5624F800000578-5853779-image-m-38_1529247927698.jpg)
Iconic musician: Band member Al Jardine also appeared in the interview
‘I always knew the vocal arrangements I did back in the 1960s would lend themselves perfectly for a symphony,’ Brian said in a statement.
‘I am both proud and humbled by what they have created using our songs.’
The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra features tracks including 1963’s Fun, Fun, Fun and 1988’s Kokomo.
![New sound: The band is currently on the promotions trail for their new album, which sees 16 Beach Boys hits reimagined with a classical hits by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/17/16/00823EDA00000258-5853779-image-a-39_1529247988188.jpg)
New sound: The band is currently on the promotions trail for their new album, which sees 16 Beach Boys hits reimagined with a classical hits by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.