Quotes

[when asked what he did when The Monkees first broke up] I think I slept for about two years!

[on the death of fellow Monkee Davy Jones] The time we worked together and had together is something I'll never forget. He was the brother I never had and this leaves a gigantic hole in my heart.

The best advice I've ever given or received, in or out of the entertainment business, is as follows: "Get a good lawyer."

[on fellow Monkee Peter Tork's passing]: There are no words right now ... heartbroken over the loss of my Monkee brother, Peter Tork.

[on Mike Nesmith's death]: I'm heartbroken. I've lost a dear friend and partner. I'm so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best - singing, laughing, and doing shtick. I'll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick. Rest in peace, Nez. All my love, Mick.

[on the Monkees first going on tour as a band] It's like Leonard Nimoy really becoming a Vulcan.

[on the hard work being a Monkee]: We filmed the TV show for 10 or 12 hours a day and then went to the recording studio because the demand was so great for new albums and singles. On weekends we'd rehearse for the tours, and I'd find some time to practice my drum parts. But I was only 21 years old and you can do a lot at that age.

[2012, on the shock of the passing of his longtime friend Davy Jones]: I thought it might have been one of those internet stupid joke hoaxes, I hoped it was, but obviously it was not. I'm in total shock, I thought he would have been the last of us (to die). He was the youngest of us...

I don't really recall the circumstances for the 'Circus Boy' audition, but I wound up getting the part.

[2023, on his fellow Monkees] Losing them was like losing members of my family. We worked together at various times starting in 1965 and being on that roller coaster ride together made us very close.