RIP Mike Nesmith of The Monkees

[Nino]

I always liked the music of the Monkees, while at the same time being a fan of the Stones, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Animals and others.

RIP Mike and thank you for the music !

 

[KCCubano]

100 % agree. They were incredible. Great memories! Thx for posting

[Ken Gargett]

agreed. for a concocted band, amazing stuff. saw this news this morning. very sad. 

[patrickamory]

I was very sad to see this. A great songwriter and musician.

[JY0]

Only one left now.

He lived an amazing life. I had no idea...

Nesmith also wrote and produced the 1982 science-fiction film "Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann" and earned executive producer credits on "Repo Man," "Tape Heads" and other films.

His 1981 comedy-music video "Elephant Parts" won a Grammy and led to "PopClips," a series of music videos broadcast on the Nickelodeon cable network that in turn led to the creation of MTV.

Nesmith even published two well received novels, 1998’s "The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora" and 2009’s "The America Gene."

In 1999, he prevailed in a bitter courtroom battle with the Public Broadcasting System over royalties from a home-video deal his media company, Pacific Arts, had struck with PBS. A federal jury awarded him $48 million, concluding the popular purveyor of children’s shows and documentaries had defrauded him.

Nesmith, showing he hadn’t lost his Monkees sense of humor, said afterward: "It’s like catching your grandmother stealing your stereo. You’re glad to get your stereo back, but you’re sad to find out that Grandma’s a thief."

 

RIP.

[rcarlson]

Dude was much more than The Monkees.  RIP. 

[SigmundChurchill]

My favorite non-cartoon show as a kid.

RIP

As a side note, Pleasant Valley Sunday was written about a street called Pleasant Valley Way, in the town next to my hometown.  Written about the dissatisfaction of life in the Suburbs.  LOL

Per Wikipedia:

”"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by the Monkees in 1967. Inspired by a street named Pleasant Valley Way and their move to suburban West Orange, New Jersey, Goffin and King wrote the song about dissatisfaction with the life in the suburbs.”

[SpecialK]

Just found out he wrote "Different Drum" which was Linda Ronstadt's first hit with the Stone Ponys... 

[mprach024]

6 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said:

My favorite non-cartoon show as a kid.

Yes!  Exactly right 

[Fezztone]

Definitely part of the fabric of the 60s. It’s clear he struggled with being a songwriter vs. being a hired actor to portray a songwriter. I think he did it well with his writing.  His mom invented what became Papermate White-Out which is amazing in itself!