MIKE NESMITH REMEMBER
Meeting Michael Nesmith for the first time was the realization of a 12-year-long dream. Nesmith’s work has demonstrated the highest caliber of aesthetic enrichment and emotional fulfillment. Be it his early singles for Omnibus, Edan and Colpix Records, his pioneering groundwork as lead guitarist with the Monkees, or his country-rock innovations with the First National Band, the name Michael Nesmith has always stood for first-rate musicianship.
MIKE NESMITH REMEMBER
Mike McDowell
(The following interview with Mike Nesmith was conducted by writer Mike McDowell in Carmel, California on June 21, 1978. McDowell is the publisher/editor of Blitz magazine, and this interview originally appeared in the October ’78 issue of that publication. Strangely enough, the interview hasn’t dated that much over the years, and it’s one of the few places during the last decade that Nesmith has discussed his musical career and time spent with the Monkees.—Ed.)
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Meeting Michael Nesmith for the first time was the realization of a 12-year-long dream. Nesmith’s work has demonstrated the highest caliber of aesthetic enrichment and emotional fulfillment. Be it his early singles for Omnibus, Edan and Colpix Records, his pioneering groundwork as lead guitarist with the Monkees, or his country-rock innovations with the First National Band, the name Michael Nesmith has always stood for first-rate musicianship.
Today, Nesmith resides in Carmel, California, where he presides over the Pacific Arts Corporation, an up-andcoming multi-media service.