From the Archives: Micky Dolenz

About this episode

Micky Dolenz discusses his journey from child actor to the drummer of The Monkees and shares insights about the band's evolution and his career.

Micky Dolenz was a successful child-actor, but he became a full-fledged star at 20 in 1966 as the exuberant singer and drummer of The Monkees -- or rather, as the actor playing that character. At first, the band was a creation of NBC and only existed on the show The Monkees . For the first season, much of the backing music was played by a studio band. Eventually, that changed, and The Monkees' transition from a TV band to a real band is a fascinating story of hard work, perseverance, and marketing genius. Dolenz brings all the energy and humor he showed on  The Monkees to this episode of Here's the Thing, telling Alec about the dynamics among the bandmates, his years as a successful TV producer in the UK, and what it's like touring -- and recording -- as a member of The Monkees 50 years after the end of the show. Originally aired June 16th, 2020. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Micky Dolenz

Topics covered

• Micky Dolenz
• The Monkees
• music history
• TV production
• band dynamics

Keywords

• child actor
• singer
• drummer
• NBC
• touring
• recording

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Monkees

Books & works: The Monkees, Here's the Thing

Places: UK

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