Talk:Michael Nesmith

message: In a 1980s Rhino Records interview (as recapped in The Monkees Tale), Nesmith referred to More Greatest Hits of the Monkees — NOT More of the Monkees — as "badly played, badly sung, marginally recorded, and they're weak tunes." This is a 1980s COMPILATION he was referring to, BY TITLE, NOT an original 1960s album. TWICE now someone has changed this to More of the Monkees, which Nesmith referred to in a 1967 press conference as "probably the worst record in the history of the world." Two DIFFERENT ALBUMS, folks. Zephyrad 04:24, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ''More Greatest Hits of the Monkees'' vs. ''More of the Monkees''

message: The article says he was born in Houston Texas and Dallas Texas.  I'm not saying the article is wrong, just it would be difficult to pull off being born in two cities that are 250 miles apart.  Not much mention of what an amazing guitarist Mikey is either.  Listen to the solo in Valerie. Just sayin'...And Gretsch had a signature Monkey's guitar model that was sold to the public... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.233.178.253 (talk • contribs) 
:The guitar solo in "Valleri" was played by Louis Shelton. Nesmith did not keep up on guitar after the 1970s; Davy Jones commented in the 1980s that Nesmith "would need a few workouts in the gym" to be back up to performance level. Peter Tork had to take over as lead guitarist when the Monkees reunited in the 1990s, because Nesmith could no longer play the riffs to songs like "Last Train to Clarksville" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday". Sorry. Zephyrad 21:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Harris County, Texas. "Robert Michael Nesmith" on countyhistorian.com Wjhonson 17:59, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That doesn't really clarify the matter... was he born all over the county? Zephyrad 19:23, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It does if he was born in an unincorporated part of the county, say on a farm somewhere.  I have no particular knowledge of where he was born, but if it was in an unincorporated part of the county, "Harris County, Texas" is as precise as one can get without use of topography, it seems to me.Monkeyzpop 00:48, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My source, the Texas Birth Index only tells you the county in which they were born.  I suppose that you could use a book on him, or a newspaper clipping of his birth announcement if there is any, to determine the exact place.  I just don't know it. Wjhonson 15:17, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

text: For what it's worth (probably not a lot), the sleeve notes to the Warner CD entitled "The Definitive Monkees" states that Nesmith was "Born in Houston, 1942". 86.138.157.238 (talk) 15:35, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

text: Why not? Starting first grade at 6 is not unusual for people born early in the year or late in the previous year (I started first grade when I was 6 (with a February birthday), and the oldest people in my grade were born in December). As far as being 6 in 1949 -- with a birthday of Dec. 30, 1942, he was 6 for all but 2 days in 1949. 57.140.28.34 (talk) 22:32, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Just where was this 
monkey
person born I ask you?

message: Some of the "Later Career" section seems to have a few POV problems.  For instance, "some of the best country-rock music committed to vinyl" is a matter of taste, this should be converted to some kind of a pointer to a review that makes the claim.  Practically every artist has partisans who believe that their music is the best; that kind of writing is not for Wikipedia.
Alfvaen (talk) 21:55, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Almost four years later, this language is still here.  I'll remove it. DFS (talk) 07:58, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Nesmith 01.jpg

message: The biography of Michael Nesmith in this article was either written by Michael Nesmith or his stenographer. Too many intimate details without any broad story. Hi Mike.
JamesMadison (talk) 12:41, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I look forward to reading your improving edits. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 13:52, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Nesmith Biography

message: The article characterizes Rhodes' death as "untimely".  He died of illness at the age of sixty-five, after the Tropical Campfires tour.  With all due respect for the dead, this is not what I would call untimely, which usually means that someone died young, or died in the middle of some major life-changing event, neither of which apply here.
Karl gregory jones (talk) 18:18, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, most people's deaths are "untimely" to those who liked them. I've removed that adjective  ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 14:10, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orville Rhodes death 

message: This article doesn't mention that he has synesthesia. Michael Nesmith has big ups synesthesia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.30.108.158 (talk) 06:29, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Citation, as they say, needed. 86.138.157.238 (talk) 15:31, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Info 

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message: I'd like to know more about Nesmith's Air Force career.  What was his rank?  What was his specialty--the aforementioned "aircraft mechanic" covers a wide range of jobs, from airframe to powerplant to fuel, etc.  I think everybody wanted to be in jet engines at that time in the early 1960's.  Was he a jet mechanic?  Why'd he leave the Air Force after only two years?  A normal enlistment is 4 years.  50.202.81.2 (talk) 23:29, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Air Force 

message: Mike's marriages and children shouldn't be included in the early life section, so I've shifted that information to the personal life section and it could confuse people into believing that he got married during his childhood, which would've been impossible.
203.221.15.210 (talk) 07:19, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Reverted as it needs a reliable source where it can be verified - Arjayay (talk) 09:17, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal life 

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message: Many questionable edits are being slipped in here by determined novice editors. I'm hoping experienced editors can keep an eye on this page. Moncrief (talk) 04:47, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: This article is in need of edit patrolling

message: Was omitted in Michael’s discography! 2600:1702:15A0:AF10:54DD:F338:6EE1:21D3 (talk) 01:42, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  “Live At The Palais” live recording in Sydney, Australia 1977 & released in 1978