I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. Micky Dolenz More Quotes by Micky Dolenz More Quotes From Micky Dolenz The Monkees are to the Beatles what 'Star Trek' is to NASA. They are both totally valid in their contexts. Micky Dolenz nasastars People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a crowd and yet I'm all alone. Micky Dolenz crowdspeoplemoving Is there a God? No. God is a verb, not a noun. Micky Dolenz nounsverbs The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club. Micky Dolenz rock-and-rollrocksgolf Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too. Micky Dolenz remembermemoriespeople Writing is a great love of mine. Micky Dolenz great-lovemineswriting With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery. Micky Dolenz drummerbrainworld When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cover to cover. Micky Dolenz months When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel. Micky Dolenz angelmotherlooks I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage. Micky Dolenz acting-nowlearningacting Yeah I did put my clothes on, but my clothes took off... Could it be my clothes are putting me on?? Micky Dolenz clothesyeah When I do my solo concerts, I'm used to being on the stage for two hours solid, singing 16 songs. And when I did 'Funny Thing,' I was on the stage the whole time. This is much more difficult. It's the difference between racing and sprinting. This is sprinting. And I have to learn to pace myself. Micky Dolenz funny-thingssongtwo I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest. Micky Dolenz being-honesthonestawards I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid. Micky Dolenz entertainerskids Shh! Don't talk with your mouth full. Micky Dolenz shhlabyrinthmouths To dispose of a two-headed Org, jump up and down three times, roll a head of cabbage, and giggle! Micky Dolenz cabbagethreetwo What happened was, my parents after Circus Boy decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal school. It was the smartest thing they ever did. Micky Dolenz boysyearsschool There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set with my father and he and my mother would always be singing. Micky Dolenz singingmotherfather After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The Monkees' came along. Micky Dolenz auditionsfactsschool My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family. Micky Dolenz momplayfather
