Micky Dolenz
Micky Dolenz
George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr.is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as the drummer and principal lead singer of the 1960s pop/rock band the Monkees...
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth8 March 1945
CityLos Angeles, CA
songwriters
The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.
awards honest being-honest
I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.
piano guitar parent
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.
labyrinth shh mouths
Shh! Don't talk with your mouth full.
verbs nouns
Is there a God? No. God is a verb, not a noun.
months
When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cover to cover.
singing muscles vocal-cords
And singing is a physical thing - your vocal cords are these muscles.
littles berries influence
My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.
television shows
In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television.