I ’m heartbroken, i’ve lost a dear friend and partner. I ’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick. I ’ll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick. Rest in peace, Nez. All my love, Mick.

Micky Dolenz

The Monkees are to the Beatles what 'Star Trek' is to NASA. They are both totally valid in their contexts.

People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a... by Micky Dolenz

People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a crowd and yet I'm all alone.

crowds people moving

Is there a God? No. God is a verb, not a noun. by Micky Dolenz

Is there a God? No. God is a verb, not a noun.

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.

rock-and-roll rocks golf

Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remembe... by Micky Dolenz

Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too.

remember memories people

Writing is a great love of mine. by Micky Dolenz

Writing is a great love of mine.

great-love mines writing

With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't bra... by Micky Dolenz

With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery.

drummer brain world

When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cove... by Micky Dolenz

When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cover to cover.

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother... by Micky Dolenz

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel.

angel mother looks

I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.

acting-now learning acting

Yeah I did put my clothes on, but my clothes took off... Could it... by Micky Dolenz

Yeah I did put my clothes on, but my clothes took off... Could it be my clothes are putting me on??

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.

funny-things song two

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be... by Micky Dolenz

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

being-honest honest awards

I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid. by Micky Dolenz

I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid.

entertainers kids

Shh! Don't talk with your mouth full. by Micky Dolenz

Shh! Don't talk with your mouth full.

shh labyrinth mouths

To dispose of a two-headed Org, jump up and down three times, rol... by Micky Dolenz

To dispose of a two-headed Org, jump up and down three times, roll a head of cabbage, and giggle!

cabbage three two

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.

boys years school

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.

singing mother father

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.

auditions facts school

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.

mom play father