Love
Forssi continued to attend college and study art, using his earnings from The Surfaris Japan Tour to rent an apartment closer to the school. He found a roommate, Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer, who was also a student there. In 1965 he met Arthur Lee, who then had a band called "Grass Roots" (a name that was rapidly dropped under legal pressure from the better-known band of the same name) and was greatly impressed. Lee hired Ken as bassist, and soon officially formed Love. Shortly, Snoopy Pfisterer could also be found with the group, as an occasional substitute drummer. Ken was a true believer, along with many new fans, in the artistic talent of Lee, and in the quality of the band.
Love proved to be quite popular and successful in 1966-68, especially in California, and Ken was now a rock star. The band released three albums in rapid succession (Love, Da Capo, and Forever Changes), and had a number of modest hits. Ken Forssi's work on some of these has been highly praised, particularly the hit "7 and 7 Is".
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Famous quotes containing the word love:
““... Or how should love be worth its pains were it not
That when he has fallen asleep within my arms,
Being wearied out, I love in man the child?
What can they know of love that do not know
She builds her nest upon a narrow ledge
Above a windy precipice?””
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Look at your lake, Christine. You’ll love it here, when you get used to the dark. And you’ll love the dark, too. It’s friendly. And peaceful. It brings rest and relief from pain. It’s right under the Opera. The music comes down and the darkness distills it, cleanses it of the suffering that made it, then it’s all beauty and life here is like a resurrection.”
—Eric Taylor, and Leroux. Arthur Lubin. Erique Claudin (Claude Rains)
“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 7:41,42.