Micky Dolenz remembers Mike Nesmith’s return to Monkees: ‘It brought tears to my eyes’
For Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith’s reunion with the Monkees was as long awaited as it was deeply emotional.
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How the Monkees were named, and other Beatles-related myths: ‘It was a lot of fun’
Micky Dolenz unravels some common misconceptions involving the Monkees and the Beatles, starting with how his band spelled its name.
Monkees’ Micky Dolenz still struggles with Davy Jones’ absence: ‘He’s irreplaceable’
As the late Davy Jones’ birthday loomed, his Monkees bandmate Micky Dolenz fondly recalling their time together.
The Monkees’ strange and gutsy ‘Head’ helped spark a new independence in Hollywood
‘Head’ found the Monkees breaking away forever from the tightly scripted structure of a television show that had hurtled them to fame.
Micky Dolenz on Monkees misconceptions: ‘It wasn’t a rock ‘n’ roll band’
Did Charles Manson audition for the Monkees? Was one of them up an iconic Jim Carrey role? Were they even a rock band? Micky Dolenz explains.
A chance meeting with the Monkees sparked Harry Nilsson’s career: ‘You can quit the bank now’
Then unknown, Harry Nilsson pitched a song to the Monkees, and a life-long friendship with Micky Dolenz was born.
‘It’s a common urban myth’: Micky Dolenz says the Monkees were never meant to be the American Beatles
“If you go to Wikipedia,” he quips, “that’s the kind of thing you’re going to hear.”
Micky Dolenz on his long musical journey to the Monkees: ‘I opened for the elephant’
Think the Monkees were just actors playing musicians? Think again.
Odd Couples: Lana Del Rey’s “Cruel World” vs. the Monkees’ “Porpoise Song”
Psychedelia vs. Art? This choice isn’t as easy as you might think.
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz discusses that groovy ‘Randy Scouse Git’ outfit: ‘I said – Honey, can you cut this?’
Remember that table cloth-like dashiki? You’ll never guess what it actually was.
