I get the Vibe that he likes money, but who doesn't? Besides if co-wrote a bunch of songs that made money, I would want to be paid my cut of it.
It still doesn't change the fact that Mike Love was an equal to Brian Wilson who in later years was given his due because on many of the songs he was in fact the co-writer and the re-releases of all of the albums now reflect that, and Brian Wilson had admit as much in court...