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‘It took us all by surprise’: Micky Dolenz still marvels over the Monkees’ comeback

One video, quite appropriately, shows them thawing from a deep freeze.

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‘Something’s got to trigger’: Micky Dolenz on the best Monkees song you’ve never heard

One of their most trenchant late-1960s protest songs took a circuitous route.

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‘We should get some lyrics written for that’: One of the Monkees’ great improvisations … wasn’t

Micky Dolenz credits Mike Nesmith for recognizing this gem’s potential.

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For Micky Dolenz, there’s been much more to life: ‘I’m not a Monkee every day’

His solo shows are a varied delight. Later this fall, he’ll appear in ‘Comedy is Hard.’

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The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz on the Mike Nesmith hit that got away: ‘One of the best songs he ever wrote’

Instead, the Monkees saw another singer hurtle to stardom with her own version.

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Micky Dolenz pushes back on criticism of early Monkees recordings: ‘So many groups used studio musicians’

The Monkees, in fact, employed the same sidemen as the Beach Boys, and the Byrds.

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Micky Dolenz’s first original for the Monkees caused quite a stir: ‘Just a total word association’

It reached No. 2 in the UK, but only after a name change to (no kidding) “Alternate Title.”

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‘The subject is always there’: Micky Dolenz on the prospect of a new Monkees album

Their last project, back in 1996, was the first to include all four members since 1968.

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A last-minute casting decision finally sold the Monkees’ TV program: ‘It tested terribly’

“They were really worried,” Micky Dolenz says, “that they weren’t going to be able to sell the show.”

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‘I love playing’: Micky Dolenz says Monkees’ new tour brings welcome changes

Mike Nesmith is once again returning to complete a trio with Dolenz and Peter Tork.