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Music Interviews

Michael Nesmith On 'Infinite Tuesday' And Touring With Hendrix

April 16, 2017 • In his new memoir, the one-time member of The Monkees recalls befriending John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, who opened for the band on a 1967 tour. (That didn't last long.)

Michael Nesmith On 'Infinite Tuesday' And Touring With Hendrix

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Michael Nesmith On World Cafe

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June 25, 2013 • Best known as the tall, hat-wearing Monkee, Nesmith discusses a few of his own popular songs.

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Shadow Classics

Michael Nesmith: Overcoming The Monkees

March 7, 2007 • The Serious Monkee had chops as a songwriter, as well as an unusual sound: a glossy merger of country and rock that took what The Byrds had been doing a step closer to pop. Magnetic South foreshadows the country-rock of The Eagles, whose debut arrived two years later.