and then moved in with an uncle, Chick Adair. Nesmith was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas and he later claimed that he had been discharged after he tipped over a general's airplane while washing it.Īfter leaving the Air Force, Nesmith obtained a G.E.D. Upon his return, he discovered that his mother had enlisted him in the U.S. He took the family car without permission and drove to California. In 1962, Nesmith's mother married Robert Graham, triggering a rebellious phase for Nesmith. He did, however, participate in choral and drama activities during his years at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. An early accident with a hammer smashed the ring finger on Nesmith's right hand, and he did not learn to play guitar until his twenties. ![]() An urban legend says a prank with a firecracker went wrong, leaving Nesmith with a hand injury, and that a doctor suggested he learn to play guitar to recover his dexterity (the incident never actually happened). Nesmith was an indifferent student, and in his teen years an occasional prankster. Their fortunes changed when Bette invented typewriter correction fluid, later known commercially as Liquid Paper. With his father gone, Nesmith's mother worked as a secretary. ![]() Nesmith was an only child, and his parents, Warren Audrey Nesmith and Bette Nesmith Graham, separated when he was very young. ![]() Nesmith also holds the honor of winning the first Grammy Award (1981) given for Video of the Year for his hour-long Elephant Parts. Michael Nesmith is also notable as a hit songwriter, including "Different Drum" sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys, as well as executive producer of the cult film Repo Man. December 30, 1942) in Harris County, Texas, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, perhaps best known for his time in the musical group The Monkees and on the TV series of the same name.
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