MICHAEL NESMITH 2019 INTERVIEW
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- Australian Musician's Greg Phillips caught up with Monkees legend Mike Nesmith at the Troubadour in LA on Jan 22, 2019 for a chat about his career and the upcoming Australian Monkees tour with Micky Dolenz. www.australian... (Apologies for the noise from The Troubadour's air conditioning unit in the first 6 minutes)
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Back in the '80's, I wrote Mike Nesmith a fan letter. He sent me an autographed 8 x 10 photo, which I framed and still have in my office.
He was simply one of the most underrated talents in music history.
R.I.P. Mike.
I close my eyes and I still hear a young Michael Nesmith, his voice has not changed one bit. He was my favorite Monkee, still is.
Agreed. I just watched their screen tests the other day (for the Monkees TV show) and sure enough, his voice does sound the same.
"Just a loudmouth Yankee, I went down to mexico"🎶🎵🎸
well said
well said Nichole
Sounds like he has lost a bit of that "twang" he had in his youth.
I love that Mike never lost that Texas accent. I love the Monkees and still do.
To Greg Phillips...............Thank you for letting Mike do the talking! Too many interviewers today make it about themselves and interrupt constantly. You didn't even put yourself on camera. Well done!
I thought the same thing. A nice change.
Please put the Monkees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
I know right? If The Ronettes made it despite only contributing vocals, why can't The Monkees do the same as a manufactured group that used a mixture of themselves and session musicians? That's something I would like to know at least.
I don't want them in that joke of a museum which is run by a man who admires child killers.
@@katemaloney4296 The problem is that having The Monkees in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame to most Monkees fans - myself included - would be a good thing.
How are people like Madonna in there but the Monkees arnt, what a joke
@@debbiekringle4474 Wait, Madonna can't be in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame, can she? That would be bloody ridiculous. Her musical style isn't rock 'n' roll for one thing.
A most wonderful interview! Michael was such a songwriter and singer, a deep and creative thinker...& guitarist.
Mike was underrated as a musician, actor, and super intelligent man. So talented!!!!!!
He's the old generation and he's got something to say.
Perfect!
You better get ready, he may be coming to your town!
@jamiebellwolf Yes, and you know what from? He made WHITE OUT, which made him a millionaire!
@Kim A Ok.
lol like pitching liquid paper
Lovely interview with Papa Nez! May he and Micky remain in good health and happiness for 2019 & beyond 🤞🏻
Solent74 Yeah.
LOVE.A;WATS..
LOVE.THIS.GUY........HES.A.GREAT.GUY....
jamiebellwolf I think it’s up to the remaining Monkees to decide that. Age will probably have a big say in a natural stop.
@jamiebellwolf You make an interesting point. They did have a hit album of new material 18 months ago but I can't deny Davy and Peter are sadly no longer with us. I think if they came near to me I would like to see them.
Mike had the voice,,,”Sweet Young Thing”,,,,way ahead of its time!
I used to have such a crush on Mike, as a young girl. His speaking voice is just the same, takes me back. Love The Monkees songs still. ❤️
I listen to this interview with my eyes closed and i could still see him as that young man in black and white audition clips we've all seen. Still the same soft twangy voice we all love.
I still have a crush on Mike..Always will! Love me some Nez!
One of the highlights of my childhood was to hear the Monkees theme song on Saturday morning television and to watch your zaney antics. Just a silly kid was I. Living in a bubble, safe from the turbulent events of the 1960's. What did I know. You were my Beatles. Thank you Michael, Peter, Davey, and Micky.
*Davy
This is cool. I've never seen Nesmith talk so freely and openly about the Monkees and his solo music before. Nes is way cool!
This was probably the best interview with him that I have seen. Great job to the interviewer for actually asking the right questions.
It's such a joyful experience to listen to any interview with Nesmith, a very honest and humble human being.
I just love his voice on Salesman ! Close my eyes and let the imagery flow ! What a vocal triumph ! 🤠🌵
Awwww Mike love you and your voice whether talking or singing. My childhood was so much better because of all of the Monkees. Especially you. Xx
He strikes me as very thoughtful and humble - and rather amazed how he landed in pop history, almost as if he's looking back at someone else's remarkable life and good fortune. And it's refreshing to hear an interviewer who has done his homework, asks great questions, and he lets his subject talk without interruption. Course, it helps greatly that Mike is so articulate and talks so well off the top of his head - and patiently so, considering how many years he's been asked certain questions. Funny, he and Pete Townshend could easily pass for brothers now!
He seems like a cool guy very down to earth approachable who through his fame got to meet people he was in awe of. His artistic contribution was huge to the pop music world.
Unmistakable voice that has not changed. Love his cool laid back delivery.
I just watched his screen test for the Monkees TV show I watched when I was a kid. Where the hell did our youth go??? sigh..time goes by all too quickly...
I'm in my early 60s, and remember watching the show's premiere. You know what I've noticed about getting old? We see ourselves every day, and the change seems gradual enough.....that even though we're aware of it......it doesn't seem that noticeable. But if you attend a class reunion or something......and your memories are of hundreds of young faces.....& you suddenly are confronted after a decades-long gap.....it can be shocking. Like WHO are all these old people? Funny how it feels even more magnified, when we see celebrities from our youth. Especially when the old shows are still running on some network. These people are imprinted on our minds as forever at a certain age.......
@@195511SM That's so true...In fact, I just tried to reconnect with an old roommate from college. Come to find out, he died 2 years ago. The flood of memories flowed over me like oceanic waves. It shook me cold. Riding around in his '63 Maroon Newport Chrysler, laughing and hitting the local MacDonalds, then going to the local pub for a beer or 2...He didn't even make it to be 60. Can't believe he's actually gone...
@Dr. Bombay And the problem with me is mentally, I still feel like I'm in my mid 30s. Yet a look in the mirror, and I'm shocked at what I see...Who IS that old guy staring back at me?...Ugh...It's depressing at times. I guess going to the gym 5x a week is my ultimate fight against the clock...now my BIGGEST enemy.
I know. When I went to bed one day last week I was 19, but when I woke up the next day I was 59. How sad...
well just remember when your one-year-old a year is 100% of your life when you're two years old a year is 50% of your life when you're 50 years old you get the drift
A most Brilliant Man. RIP NEZ!!
RIP Mike Nesmith!! Thanks for the music and the laughs, on your TV shows!!
His lyrics to Daily Nightly are phenomenal and Micky's delivery is awesome. Very underrated song!
I have always appreciated the intelligence and creativity of Michael Nesmith. Not to mention that we share the same birthday along with Davy. 🤘
My birthday too. I loved them in the 60s . I grew up in Australia and Mike mentions he also likes Australia. What happy memories.
My birthday too. I got the chance to meet Micky Dolenz in 1986 in Toronto. He is a sweet man.
A nice interview. Michael showed that he was an intelligent person who spoke a lot of sense.R.I.P Peter
@jamiebellwolf Of course. This tour was always just him and Micky. It's not a Monkees tour.
They are usually billed as 'the monkees present mike and micky (or micky and mike)'
Peter once said that when only one is left, it will be called The Monkee.
@@Bigbadwhitecracker ?
R.I.P. Nez. Thank you for the music.
*Mary K* ( not Vic)
Omg. I'm STILL crushing on this man. His voice is just SOOOO soothing. Always was my favorite Monkee. I love you Mike Nesmith!!!
Great interview, and such a nice guy. Made some wonderful soloalbums throughout his career. He is to modest in my opinion.
A great interview... and Nesmith comes across as a very genuine guy. I would never have recognised him as his former Monkees self, but hey, I don’t look the way I looked in the sixties either!
Really impressed by his manner and attitude. A great story teller and so down to earth. I’m glad I found this video. 👍🏻
Always loved your song writing, Michael. I was 14 in 1966, stuck in the middle of boredom in Louisville, KY. You guys were my first clue that some body was having fun some where. Thank you.
I was in high school when the Monkees were popular and I always liked Mike and 50 years later we grew old gracefully. Loved this interview.
Aw. He seems like such a sweet person. Love this interview
I still get the goosebumps at his age , and I’m 60
This is wonderful interview and I was engrossed in Mike's easy-going personality, talking about his life and music with such wonder - and he's very humble about his own talent and achievements.
He was one of my faves.He looks pretty damn good.
This interview just about puts to bed the myth that Mike is "difficult". I met him briefly in 1977 and he was a modest, honest, talented man - speaking calmly and intelligently, just as he does in this interview. When I finally saw The Monkees as a full band (Wembley 1997 - "Justus") they were great, and he had the best line (transitioning from Porpoise Song with a very calm, "Listen to the band!"). I was surprised when he then removed himself from the tour before it got to the USA, but this interview somewhat explains it - he has a keen sense of where he is rather than an attitude of "another opening, another show".
Great interview - thanks for posting.
He mellowed with age I think. I read that he had a harsh personality when he was in his 20's.
I still loved his music and his awesome voice. I love his Texas accent!
Wow. Completely different from what I had imagined Mike Nesmith to be like. A very gracious and classy guy. Surprised that he speaks so fondly about the Monkees songs as he is notoriously famous for hating them and Don Kirshner, to the point of threatening to leave the show if his tunes weren't used. I guess time softens the hard edges of youthfulness.
Infinite Tuesday, his "autobiographical riff" explains it all very well. The man can write, and has learned a lot along the way. 💓
Just loved his records with the first national band. He comes across as a lovely person in this interview.
His song ‘I think I might fly down to Rio’ is for me his best song ever, it introduced me to the love of my life, who became my wife of decades. So thank you sir.
Never having seen a Nesmsith interview before, I'd always thought he was kinda pompous and snooty. This interview completely changes my thinking. He's engaging, forthcoming with his answers and not that way at all! I see him a whole new way now!
What you described is a common misconception about Mike, not helped by the fact that other people have drummed him down publicly. Mike also admits in his autobiography that he didn't react well to mega-success, but I would argue that in different ways, all the Monkees experienced problems with it. They just acted out in different ways about it. Mike had an epiphany about his behavior and started down a path to expand his self awareness. He's also very smart, which many people also tend to interpret as snooty.
As a Nez girl, I always find it interesting to see the difference people experience between the myth of Mike Nesmith, the supposed villain of the Monkees' story, and the reality of who he actually is.
People with RBF (such as myself) tend to get associated with bad denotation all the time. Just- don't judge a book by its cover.
@@l.l.a.s3645thanks for sharing this! It explains a lot!
That was delightful ! Such a humble guy ....big fan here in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Her name was Joann, one of my most favorite Michael Nesmith songs!
Tim - I love that song. It’s definitely timeless and in my TopTen favorites of all time. 👍🏻🎼
Where's Phyllis?
Mike was one of the first to put out a VHS album called Elephant Parts. He does a parody of Joann dressed as a monster tearing up a cardboard city like Godzilla and singing "Her name was Rodan.." What a great imagination.
@@adamschiff8384 *Her name was 'Rodan///and she lived off the coast of Japaaaaan* (too bad his sense of humor doesn't apply to the 'Monkees'
days...and his memories seem somewhat faulty, because the proof is there
that when they were 'on top'...he was *right there* )
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i'm so glad i watched this - as a kid in the UK 'the monkees' was standard saturday morning/holiday TV fare well into the '70s when i grew up. i rememer 'rio' from the time it was out, because i liked the song but also because of , it must've been 'pop clips' or whatever they were called here. often on a saturday morning on ITV, they would play a video or two and 'rio' was one of them.
i'm sure in the '80s/90s i'd read interviews where mike seemed to dismiss his 'pop' career and was a 'serious artist', but maybe that was just of the time - to hear him accept his whole career like this is wonderful
I love how positive he is about his Monkee years, so many seem to be bitter about things that didn't go exactly as they wanted.
It sucks getting old. RIP Mr Jones and Mr. Tork.
Actually, Bob, it doesn’t always.
what a nice man no big head
i saw the (remaining) monkees in concert very recently. it was a moving experience and i'm grateful for it. alas, in the past couple years since this interview, mike nesmith has had major heart surgery and has seemingly aged 20 years, it's a staggering difference. but he gave his utmost, regardless, and all the heart he shows here was on full display for the audience
Guess, you were lucky to see him Sean, maybe touring when he did was perhaps not a great idea , but he was performer to the end. RIP Mike
I heard that he didn't have a person looking over him. He was not one to seek out medical care. He was raised that way and that is rarely overcome.
Ah, I'll always have a place in my heart for all the Monkees.❤
That was a good interview. He has a lot of interesting stories, and is a good story teller.
Well, that was half an hour well spent.
Nice guy. Never was the biggest Monkees fan, but I never disliked them either.
Mike seems to have kept his head straight n level. I gotta admire that.
Crank on Mr Nesmith!
Micky Dolenz visited our high school back in '67 and of course everybody was nutz to get his autograph.
This man always sat well with me.Thougthful and eloquent , loved his music-all the best Mr.Nez.
What a delight. I am so struck by his humility and ability to laugh at himself.
Thanks so much for sharing. Excellent interview. Mr. Nesmith sounds like a really nice person.
What a great and yet humble man! :) Great story teller too :)
What a marvelous interview. I thoroughly enjoy listening to Mike give completely grounded reflections on his life and career. He's an amazing individual and artist because he seems to always keep it real.
It's got to be a breath of fresh air to be interviewed by someone highly informed that doesn't want to be a big part of the interview. At the interviews conclusion you can tell Mike thoroughly enjoyed it! I personally learned something here!!!
So much more than a Monkee...brilliant songwriter, brilliant musician, brilliant human being.
Great interview... love Mr. Nesmith. Going to see him and Mickey this Sunday!
How was the show
@@rebeccafry3575 I got sick and it we were supposed to get a bad snow/ice storm, so I had to cancel. Still bummed out about it.
Nesmith's honest demeanor is the key to humanity's greatest quality. Both of my ears were locked in and to be in the circle with him; my lips would only move when his honesty brought a grin or a giggle from the humor of the honest and humility inside the man. I almost passed him over...thankful the "guide" inside took over. Wonderful !!!
I am so grateful for what Michael Nesmith created and contributed to music, film and art- he caught me during my formative years and the good fortune of that coincidence will never be lost on me.
Couldn't have said it better!!
Nice interview, he road the wave and is appreciative, that is the way to go in life.
Michael appeared to be a humble, articulate guy. I suspect much more talented than he gives himself credit for. May he rest in peace.
Just a killer interview! Michael is such a ool guy. Bless his heart.
Wonderful interview of a wonderful man.
"Everything comes right when I play music" ♥
If you hadn't mentioned it was Michael Nesmith I never would have recognized him. He's as witty and sharp as ever.
May God camp his angels around, Mike Nesmith, keep him healthy and let him live to be 100+ years old.
What, a great interview! I just loved, the Monkees! Davy, was my favorite, but, I really loved them all. Still listen, to their music.
My one and only celebrity crush...been in love with him since 1966
He's my favorite singer of all love his music. I also miss Peter since he died. Rip Peter. Let's hope nicheal stays arround.
He's my favorite, too.
Fabulous interview. Felt like I was chatting with Nez myself.
Michael handles the Monkee questions very graciously. I think there was a time when he would rather not have had to deal with that, and understandably so. In many interviews he would even joke about the soon up coming Monkees questions.
What a humble man! Great interview.
Such a great interview. It is wonderful to hear how the people who wrote the songs that changed lives, wrote the songs. And Mr Nesmith has such a way about him. When I was 15, (I'm 66 now), the girl I loved played me Different Drum, (I think it was on Capital Records here in Australia). It was her way of telling me we were breaking up. While I was heartbroken at the time, I am eternally grateful to her for introducing me to Linda Ronstadt.
Some Of Shelley's Blues is one of my other favourite songs.
Mike Nesmiths mum invented "white out"..
Those of us who learned how to type on a typewriter knows..
I still use it on my lap top.
No, she invented Liquid Paper
And for us who still bugger up crosswords.
thoroughly enjoyed this video, thanks for posting.
Nesmith was my favorite Monkee! He was the good ol boy of the group.
Lovely. A rare insight into his Christian Science upbringing and appreciation for biblical hymns. I think it's nice. It's a whole other side of him that's never really been spoken of much, has it?
I wouldn't have guessed that Mike isn't a guitarist. He's so humble and mellow happy these days.
I love this guy but if my life depended on it I wouldn't have known who he was without his name on the title of the video. His voice sounds the same as the 60s, though. Time waits for no one including myself. Love you Mike, Great interview, R.I.P Davy and Peter.
What an awesome interview..love you Mike....a whole new part of you!
great...thanks for posting...Mike Nesmith is an awesome songwriter & musician;
I still play "Some Of Shelly's Blues" in my acoustic act
Love that great song!
Mike is such a great and honest guy.
I always thought Mike was cool, but that was just the impression he made on me. Listening to him here I never realized just how cool!!. "Musical head" I love that term Mike, hope you don't mind my using it at some point.
Fantastic Interview Interview ing a Man Reflecting On Life
We all will. If given time, might it be good.
Such an incredibly intelligent man. And very generous and funny,
What a great clip...A real pleasure to watch and listen to a true great who truly loves his music..a great insight ..Thanks for posting.
Michael Nesmith is still the same utterly talented, sweet, handsome and funny guy he always has been.
I will love you always Nez! 😘 XOX 💙
I'll always love my childhood friends, " The Monkees"
Mike get your fanny down to Australia,there's a lot a fans down under waiting to hear some classics from a song and dance man like yourself.and being the business man that you are the Aussie dollar is about 2/3rds of the greenback.:)I just had a look at mikes tour schedule and feather me head he and Micky are here in June.I had a chance meting with Micky,Davie r.i.p. and pete who the music world lost today,I meet the three of them,when I say I mean me and 5000 other fans got up close and couldn't believe it Micky put out his hand what abuzz the guys singed the greatest hits album all except mike who wasn't there,hoping to get that one ticked off the bucket list this time round,can't wait to hear set.good luck and good health for the tour:)
Mike is very self depreciating but whether he considers himself a guitarist or not or Mickey Truly a drummer those 4 guys had just as much influence on me and I'm SURE many others becoming musicians as The Beatles did. Like The Beatles they made it look fun and adventurous, they had just the right instruments for THEM even though they were supplied by Gretsch THEY imbued them with their own personality and as other musicians will tell you, when you are growing up and getting into bands the VISUAL is nearly as important as the audio when it comes to shaping your opinion. No matter how it was conceived or how it ran or how it finished, they gave alot of us a TON of inspiration be BEING The Monkees and I am eternally grateful.
I don't know if it is because Nesmith is a great conversationalist and an easy interview or that the Greg Phillips is a great interviewer but I found myself totally engrossed in the interview which is odd because I am not huge Monkees fan although I really liked much of Nesmith's solo work. If anyone wants to learn what a great interview is then this is a textbook example of one. Too bad so many interviews are so poorly done, I am sure there is much I might learn about many people if they all turned out like this one.
Michael Nesmith is very straight forward and always seems to speak intelligently. I love interviews of him.
Greg Phillips is quite good because he asked questions then allowed his guest to actually answer---and in detail, unlike other interviewers who feel the need to constantly interrupt, and are clueless about how that damages flow and wrecks viewers' concentration.
msr111 Exactly! Well said!
A little bit of both. I never discounted the fact that Mike Nesmith was and is a decent human being, very open and honest, treats everyone and everything with respect without taking himself too seriously. Certainly a man of great imagination, great sense of humor, and unquestionably the most successful of the Monkees band.
What people might not know is that Nesmith was a pioneer of Computer Graphics and the infant Internet
Papa Nez has always been a top notch musician. And even better he is an incredible person
#MonkeesForTheRockAndRollHallOfFame
Great interview! 👍🏻🇦🇺😊🎸
Great interview. God bless ya, Nez.
The devil has no access to the singing man. Love that.
Rio is one of my all time favourite pop songs, finished many a gig with it.
Mike and Paul McCartney my two favourite musicians. Not comparing just my personal feeling.
Yes, I listened to the first Monkees album REPEATEDLY, with my friend when we both 10-11 years old. And I got the second (I believe) album for my 12th birthday. I didn't listen to it for long, BUT there was one song on it that was DIFFERENT. And SPECIAL. Now Michael says his songs weren't recorded by the Monkees, but I very clearly remember looking at the credits and saw it was credited to Michael Nesmith. Only one I can recall that was. And now I'd have to look up the name of it. But I never forgot it. And when Joanne came out, I was enchanted to know that he really was still writing songs.