It started out - my mom and dad took a little vacation to Mexico and they left $250 for food. But instead of food we went and bought some instruments. We got a bass, guitar and a set of drums. ... I was 19. Dennis was 15. Carl was 17. Mike was 18. Al was 19. And so we wrote a song called 'Surfin'' in my living room. We were all playing and singing and Mike and I wrote a song called 'Surfin'' and that's how it all started.