I spent a significant amount of time this evening happily wandering the web learning about the completely fascinating life and career of Michael Nesmith.<\/p>\n
It’s not a story that anybody would believe, if it didn’t happen to be true. From having a mom who invented “Liquid Paper” to the highly visible turn in a certain insanely iconic TV musical group, to writing songs so canonical they seem to have always existed (such as “Different Drum”), to effectively inventing what we now know as the television music video, to building a second career holding conferences in which world leaders are invited to solve global problems, this is a man who has written his own rules in a way that inspires us all.<\/p>\n
In a way I love the fact that Mike Nesmith, for all his genius, is not a household word like Elvis, or Marilyn, or Sinatra. Nesmith is one of those figures you need to dig to find all about — some assembly is definitely required — which makes him more than a mere pop star, but rather a sort of stealth icon.<\/p>\n
We need more of those. And in our better moments, we even deserve them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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