The Monkees cast includes Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork.

As the author of dozens of songs performed by The Monkees, Mike Nesmith had as much of an influence over the group’s sound as their music producers and directors. He and Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz put pen to paper, expressing and shaping their band’s direction over four years and in several reunions. However, even after a 50-year career, Nesmith said he was most proud of one Monkees song above all others.

The Monkees cast includes Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork.
Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Mike Nesmith filming the television series, ‘The Monkees’ | NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Mike Nesmith’s musical influences helped shape his songwriting

In an interview with Sound and Vision, Nesmith shared the varied musical influences that helped shape his songwriting perspective. Subsequently, these different tidbits of sounds became the soundtrack that would push him forward throughout his career.

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