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" I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. "
Micky Dolenz
Five
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Parents
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" What happened was, my parents after 'Circus Boy' decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal school. It was the smartest thing they ever did. "
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" I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding. "
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" No matter how tired I am, I can only sleep for four hours at a time. "
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" I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest. "
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" My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. "
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" When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cover to cover. "
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" My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family. "
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" Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too. "
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" The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club. "
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