People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a crowd and yet I'm all alone. Micky Dolenz More Quotes by Micky Dolenz More Quotes From Micky Dolenz Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology. Micky Dolenz quantum physics kids The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter. Micky Dolenz songwriters No matter how tired I am, I can only sleep for four hours at a time. Micky Dolenz tired four sleep My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. Micky Dolenz berries influence littles I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding. Micky Dolenz gliding lucky years 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 piano guitar parent In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television. Micky Dolenz shows television It got to the point in England where they stopped saying ‘ ex-Monkee Mickey Dolenz, ’ and the headline would be, ‘ Mickey Dolenz, Mickey Dolenz, is announcing the airdate of the beginning of a new series, ’ so I got to be known and respected as a producer-director, and when I did go back to it in the ‘ 80s for the reunion, I was thrilled. It was only supposed to be a little 10-week tour, if that, just for the reunion, but it lasted … well, it lasted until this day. Micky Dolenz entertainment Old World meets the New World kind of thing. Micky Dolenz entertainment They were looking for actors - real actors - who could play instruments. There was a lot of improvisation and scene work involved in addition to the music. The auditions went on for a long time. Micky Dolenz music work time long I felt it was important to gather the fans and properly celebrate the lives of Davy, Mike and Peter, people have been contacting me, requesting that I honor them in a way where the extraordinary impact of The Monkees can be properly acknowledged. Micky Dolenz 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
