My Chat with Mike Nesmith
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2021
- 7/26/2020- Mike Nesmith had a one on one Zoom chat with me while he signed a Guitar Songbook. Truly, an entertaining, funny and reflective once-in-a-lifetime experience!
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His voice. His talent. His boyish charm. His mischievous wink. His sarcastic wit. His uniqueness. And perhaps most of all that cool green hat with the pom pom, something only he could get away with. He made it look so cool, just as he was effortlessly cool in his demeanor. He was always the "different one" and there was just something about him. Truly one of a kind and irreplaceable. A piece of my childhood died with him the day he passed and my heart was broken. I can't believe he's gone and he'll forever be missed.
Mike Nesmith RIP a truly great artist always articulate intelligent and adventurous
I'm a Zeppelin, Sabbath guy, but I loved the Monkees too and Mike was always the coolest!!!
I have listened to metal, punk, alternative since I was 14, but I have always loved the Monkees and Nez since I was a kid.
Same here...along with RUSH, The Cure, REM and the Foos- but Mike is still amongst the top.
monkees are a universal act i know listeners of many genres and they all respect the monkees (i too am a zeppelin guy) them not being in the R&R hall of fame is a joke really
This is absolutely golden. I’m so grateful to see this conversation..What an amazing person. My heart is broken. We all wanted to have him here longer. ❤️
at least he lives on forever in audio and visuals......
@@pastorbri how true
I find myself wondering how the interviewer is feeling just days after Mike Nesmith has passed on. No doubt he and his wife will go back and watch this video over and over recalling how candid, intelligent and funny Mr. Nesmith was in life. It has to be one of the rarest and special moments in one's life when our idols and/or heroes not only live up to our expectations but, in this case, surpass them. But to be able to go one on one with him/her. . .oh man. What a thrill. Mike never seemed rushed as if something needed to be done or he's bored with a fan. Classy. It also has to be tough remembering how vibrant and seemingly healthy Mike appears just 18 months prior to his death. The Monkees were of my generation and now 3/4 of them are gone. Thanks for sharing this. Michael Nesmith was special. He truly lived a fascinating life.
Your words about him are beautiful. And captured my feeling exactly
Nesmith not vibrant or healthy here.
Mike has grown into the kind of grandpa we all want
I also did a meet and greet with Nez! It was one of the best days ever.
I believe Mike is an xample of HIGH intelligence
Absolutely
Lol. And heads were all labeled as duty dumb weed smokers. Hah!
I love you Mike
You’ve been my hero since I was 8 years old
You were such a big inspiration to me as a musician
I wish I had met you
I’m
So sad you are gone
Time to dig out my Pom Pom hat
Goodbye my friend
I had so many chances to meet Nez and it always went wrong!!!!!!
I feel the exactly the same!
@@jamesbridgewater5582 what a man
To me, Michael was just as much a keen comedian as he was a singer-songwriter-musician -- everything he didi! His comedy is always what I look for. Oh he's a singer too?? Hee hee. 🙂
So many people completely miss this aspect of Nez. Well said.
What a wonderful man! RIP NEZ you are so missed❤ The Prison will always be my favorite.
He’s so nice and humble and it’s nice he’s so down to earth. Just a great guy obviously.
RIP Mike. Your music was so special and I loved it when ya’ll were on TV and made me laugh so hard. Texas will miss you. Love you.
In mourning today and binging Micheal content. I love that there an ashtray with a joint next to him. We lost a legend today.
Your words:. Right on
Love Michael!…. I was born in 56’ and grew up with The Monkeys… I became a guitar player and have done it for over 50 years, and Ive smoked weed all my life… hahaha…. love his honesty!
God Bless you Michael Nesmith!!!
When all these 60's creative people are gone, humor and honesty will be sadly lacking in this humorless, pc dictatorship.
This is so cool, thanks SO much for sharing (I could never get the nerve to talk to him myself!)
You are so welcome. He was so disarming that I felt like I was chatting with an old friend. I wish it could have gone on for another two hours!
He seems in great shape for a man approaching 79 here....so sad 6 months later he's on tour and even though enjoying himself and sounding great he's looking older and weak and then he's gone..... I'm so thankful I got to finally see and hear him perform with Micky on the farewell tour back in October. I saw Davy Peter and Micky back in 1986 so this fufilled my dream to say I'd seen my music hero.....only wish he could have been around a while longer ...I have a feeling there was more great music for him to make.Loved ya Nez!Monkees 4ever!!
He said so himself that he had some music but needed more material for an album.
This hurts too much to watch. Mike's persona, and his overall attitude reminds me so much of my older brother. I love his "give a shit" attitude and the way life just seems to flow around him...he can either flow with it or do something else entirely. He seems relatively healthy here, so it's so hard to imagine him passing just a year 1/2 after this interview. On top of the recent tornado through Arkansas and Kentucky, Mike's passing just makes the world that much sadder. I'm truly sorry for us all.
I've met so many people who seemed healthy and happy but died either through natural causes or suicide within one year after I met them:
Davy Jones (three weeks after I met him-- couldn't have seemed healthier), Margot Kidder, Grace Lee Whitney, Bubba Smith, etc.
It's scary.
A wonderful interview, loved when he said "I don't know how much time I have Left." R.I.P Mike....
This interview was a delight! I loved the interviewers clear fandom and treasuring of this moment, and Mike was obviously a magical guy. Great!
Mike was so polite and kind! He was intelligent and witty, too, as seen here! That "Oh God, how long will I be able to do this?" was pretty telling. RIP, Mike. I admit I have a lot of catching up to do with his solo work and Elephant Parts.
And I'd love to see the Monkees in the Hall of Fame, whether that's a possibility or not. They could get Christian to represent Mike, Davy's daughters to represent him and Peter's daughters to represent him. Micky would probably say "It feels weird not being here with 3 people who deserve to be here." And it will. This should've happened back in 2010.
The Monkees in the RnRHoF? It really doesn't matter, the RnRHoF is a sham outfit run by gatekeepers by and large from Rolling Stone magazine! For those of us who love The Monkees it's not needed...
@@hurdygurdyguy1 I agree. The best response to a Hall of Fame nomination came from the Sex Pistols who told them where they could shove their worthless corporate gong.
Mike was really great to have this interview with this young man. Linda Hart. Really awesome.
Love this. I almost signed up to do one of the meet and greets but I was just so nervous. What an amazing man :)
"I don't know how much more time I got left here"
sadly, only 17 months
Rest in Peace, Mike
😢
I'm so glad this happened. Thanks for sharing.
Nice interview. Unfortunately Michael's health went downhill rather quickly not too long after this. I was at one of the Mike & Micky Shows only months before he passed away and was surprised how frail looking he was. But even then he put on a great show and I'm glad I got to see him one last time. Such a talent! Such a great songwriter!
Wow! What a great interview, especially in consideration of his passing. Nice! :)
Good job!! I thoroughly enjoyed these meet and greet sessions!!
Nez . You have brought so much happiness into the lives of so many people ( myself included )
The world won't be the same without you. May your soul rest in peace.
What a lovely chap.
Mike was a genius i love Tapioca Tundra
Happy Thanksgiving...And thanks for the Whiteout...
My favorite Monkee. R.I.P.
Seems odd that he's gone. He seems to be 'all there' mentally - quite sharp in fact. Wanted to do one of these video calls, 'cos I always thought he was amazingly talented and funny as hell. I lost my nerve.....got my autographed 'Elephant Parts' vhs tape though, and....never sellin' it for ANY $ !! R.I.P. Nez.
your lady's still got it and you avoided looking like a fool (which most people end up looking like, me included) by asking some pretty darn good questions
You should hear Bert Jansch's album "L.A. Turnaround", produced by Michael Nesmith.
Fantastic album......Red Rhodes shines!
Headquarters was the first rock album to feature steel guitar...gonna miss him
Rest in Peace 🕊 Michael
I wished I had known this was even possible. I worked around quite a few celebrities in my lifetime and was not starstruck because in my mind I was working! However, if I was talking to a celebrity I admired since I was a kid, I don't think I could help but to be a bit starstruck at first LOL.. you did a great job of interviewing Mr Nesmith and I think I would have done hopefully as well as you did if I had the chance thank you for this video!
Thank you so much for the compliment! It truly was a thrill of a lifetime and as you can see, Nez was so disarming I could have talked to him for hours at ease. Glad you liked it!
@@rtbstuff840 I loved it next best thing to be in there ☺️
Very interesting. Those chats make people alive again.
So good! I miss mike!
The thing I like about this guy is, he’s a Texan. I find people from Texas to be very down to earth and hospitable. I’m glad I got to live there many years ago. It was the most happiest time of my life. They are the most real, honest, most accepting people you’ll ever want to me. There’s only one thing. They don’t care for phony, disingenuous type people. You gotta bring honesty to the table if you want friendship with a Texan. But if you’re lucky enough to be friends with a Texan, you’ll find, they’re probably gonna be one of the best friends you will ever have.
So sad that a great legend like Mike Nesmith passed away at 78 and I'll always love him in monkees. I miss you Mike ❤❤
Michael Nesmith was actually the most talented, funniest, wittiest and most likeable Monkee
Man, you were so lucky to have seen him just a year right before his passing
Yeah, it made the moment so much more impactful (unfortunately) My wife and I traveled to Knoxville TN and saw Mike and Micky perform on October 7th. I can't explain, or even believe the decline from July 2020 until October 2021- you can see he was so witty, so quick, so engaging. He was one of a kind.
@@rtbstuff840 Micky blamed the covid insanity for the decline. He is probably correct.
He is going to be greatly missed
I wish I knew Mike did this. Would have loved to chat with Mike.
Rip papa Nez
Love u
Hope to see u in heaven one day
My dad was born on the EXACT SAME day as Mike Nesmith! 🍺😎👍
PLEASE release the Zigzag concert on cd!
Always been my favorite Monkee :)
What a life he lived and what huge contributions he gave to music and art. See ya in the great beyond that us Boomers are in line to go home to.....
The guy wrote "Different Drum", made famous by Linda Ronstadt. Apparently you can write a great song on a napkin. And he was a pretty damned good guitar player. Mike was an extremely talented guy with with a big heart. Rest in peace, buddy.
Indeed to all you said! Rest In Peace Mike. Ronstadt, not Rondstadt.
@@bobdavis4848 My apologies for the misspelling.....I'd just fallen out of bed. In a futile effort to restore my integrity as a fluent English speaker and patron of all of the arts, I've made a correction. I've become increasingly less concerned with being meticulous with my typing, spelling, etc. on RUclips (and elsewhere) after a stroke about a year ago. But thanks for the correction (seriously). Peace.
@@guymerritt4860 You're welcome; you are not the only one who has done the same; thanks for not being annoyed. I am very sorry about your stroke and bed mishap ; my dad's sister had a stroke, too. Peace.
@@bobdavis4848 Wasn't annoyed at all...lol....misspellings are aggravating!
@@guymerritt4860 I gave both you and Bob a big thumbs up. Communicating is just not as easy, or at least what it used to be. This digital age autocorrect often surprises, gets to me. ("How'd that happen?") That said Linda herself probably had her hands full with correcting the (mis)spelling of her last name over so many years.
wish Id have the nerve to do a zoom with Nez when he was still with us so lucky you. I was not brave enough....lol
Celebrities can be intimidating but it is only because our society has elevated them falsely. You can see that Nez was as polite, humble and inquisitive as anyone I have ever met. I hope you enjoy this video and search for others on You Tube. Just pretend you are the one asking the questions!
@@rtbstuff840 I also know its my own issue.....but I still dunno if Id be that brave lol. I was even back stage at a monkees concert in 97 and again was not assertive enough to talk to any of them. Arrrghhhh.
@@pastorbri Then find Micky. You need to heal this. No regrets, right?
@@rtbstuff840 Im just not that tough enough or assertive enough.
RIP Mike
The world is a lesser place.
His real first name was Robert. R.I.P Robert Michael Nesmith. Gone to soon. Now only Mickey Dolenz is left.
I agree Mike u were cool before it was cool to be cool
Mike was ALWAYS cool.✌
Does anybody know what kind, what year, and what kind of pick-ups; regarding Nez’s Les Paul?!
There is info online, I cannot remember exactly. I think if you search Monkees gear, you will come across something. His original Gretsch and his white SG were stolen many years ago from Red Rhodes’ repair shop
Dammit....😔
RIP
RIP Michael !
If Monkees don't go to heaven then when I die I want to go to where they went 😓
#savemikenesmith #savemichaelnesmith #freemikenesmith #freemichaelnesmith
🙄
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So he can't play well and he writes on napkins, but the poetry in the words is beautiful. So can I get those napkins.
He was very self-effacing on that subject, but Hank Williams and Johnny Cash were of a lesser skill level as guitarists and couldn't read or write music either, and they were two of America's greatest songwriters.
Thanks! How was this arranged?
I bought a Guitar Songbook on VideoRanch (his company) And for about the price of a concert ticket, you could have a 10 minute Zoom call while he signed it. As you can see, he was more than generous with his time. Truly, memories for as long as I can remember them! :-)
@Platinum Brunette You are very welcome. It was alot of fun.
@@rtbstuff840 Mike, Micky, Peter and David knew what the Monkees were about; Monkees fans knew. Those who didn't, had no business, judging their artistry, creating all the hurtful noise. The modest way in which this opportunity was presented tells me they understood and respected fans, the unpretentious men left ego at the door. You've given us all a gift. It was a thoroughly wonderful chat you had with Nez, so comfortable and natural, to your credit. Your easy-going wit and candor were a match to his own. What a pleasure. It's not my nature to frequent concerts but I attended their Santa Barbara CA concert the same year you did, 2013; it was a celebration of so many things.
@@elizabethbeckman1947 Elizabeth, you absolutely nailed it when you said that "the unpretentious men left their egos at the door" I think all four of them knew what it was like to experience loss of celebrity, and so when it was regained, they no longer gave it a value, because they knew it's just an illusion.
Mike Nesmith exoudus 20 7 heathen
The Monkees
weed is good....
I actually knew his Mom. She still lived in a modest home in North Dallas. Long since passed but I did not know that Michael was a smoker! Horrible habit and will shorten your life.
He didn't smoke tobacco, it was weed.
@@blackmore4 Like that is somehow better for your cardiovascular system?
@@kennethsouthard6042 I admit that was a bit of a guess. I don't have any specific scientific knowledge about the subject but I just presumed that weed wouldn't be the chronic artery blocker that tobacco is.
@@blackmore4 Contrary to what the weed industry tells you, if you burn an organic substance and inhale the smoke into your lungs, you will eventually suffer the same bad outcomes that tobacco smokers do. Just look at the resins inside a pot pipe. Where do you think that goo ultimately ends up?
The only reason that most weed smokers tend to fare better than tobacco users is that they don't smoke it as much and tend to quit while younger.
However, there are some life long weed smokers that buck that trend.
@@kennethsouthard6042 tobacco, at least the kind most smoke, is far worse with all the added chemicals and added nicotine. If I were going to smoke, I'd go with cannabis.
Mike Nesmith has died today. 😢
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Mike was very friendly but he is making little sense. Talking a lot of jibberish. I saw Micky, Davy and Peter a few times as “The Monkees” and they were straightforward entertainers. Mike was a great success and a good man, RIP. This interview is meandering and nonsensical.
Well, he was stoned...and I am not trying to be Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes. Its too bad you are not able to enjoy the frivolity and gentle nature of discussing a 50 year career in 25 minutes. It was a thrill of a lifetime for me and what you call nonsensical gibberish, I called " the goofy wall to wall humor and wit of an uber celebrity" having fun with a fan.
It's not a interview, he's having a yarn, that's way more special 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
It made total sense to me and I'm not even high.
What are you talking about? I love how spontaneous and easy flowing the whole thing was. So much better than a conventional interview.
Whenever you hear a Nesmith interview you get something different each time. In a Davy/Peter/Micky interviews you hear the same soundbites again and again "IT WAS A TELEVISION SHOW ABOUT A GROUP" etc etcetera .... "JOHN LENNON SAID THE MONKEES ARE MORE LIKE THE MARX BROS etc.... BTW the song 'Conversations' original title was in full 'Carlisle Wheeling Effervescent Popsicle'.