Michael Nesmith Quotes

  • [describing his financial slump, after paying a huge default to leave The Monkees in 1969] "I had to start telling little tales to the tax man while they were putting tags on the furniture."
  • [about his famous wool hat] "It had a life of its own. I used to take it off and put it in a little house, feed it . . . "
  • [As to why he didn`t rejoin The Monkees when Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones re-formed the group, c. 1986] "It would be kind of like Ronald Reagan making another movie."
Name Michael Nesmith
Age 65
Height 6' 1"  (185 cm)
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Brown - Dark
Date of Birth December 30, 1942
Birthplace Houston, Texas
Star Sign Capricorn
Nationality United States
Occupation Personality