Michael Nesmith was a guitarist and a singer for The Monkees. He died on the 10th of December 2021 due to natural causes. The 78-year-old passed away in the morning. He was with his family during the time of his demise. His family stated to New York Daily News. They mentioned, “With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes”.
The family even asked the public to stay calm and not bother much during this particular time. Simultaneously, they asked for privacy and support from Michael’s fans. On the other hand, they even extend their gratitude and thank the people for all their love and light, shown upon Michael Nesmith and his family.
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The Monkees was an association of 4 members. The band included Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. These 4 together gave smash hits on television and the pop charts in the 1960s. Dolenz is now the only living star from the group. Nesmith was famous for his Texas accent. His year-round green wool hat was his identity. He wrote many of The Monkees’ greatest hits.
Some include “Listen to the Band”, “Nine Times Blues”, and “Good Clean Fun”. Eventually, they all parted ways. They were all keen on creating their genres. Michael Nesmith formed First National Band in the 1970s. He paved the way for country-rock music as a distinct genre.
Previously, The Monkees, created for the TV show, found fame with songs that were written for them. The 4 parted as some of it was about creative control and some were about royalties.
Michael Nesmith’s Net Worth
Michael Nesmith was born on December 30, 1942, in Houston, Texas. He had a single parent, his mother. Bette Nesmith, Mike’s mother was a typist. She was frustrated with making mistakes while typing. Therefore, when Mike was 9, she created her mistake corrector from home appliances. She originally called it ‘Mistake out’. Later, she developed it into, “Liquid Paper”.
However, Bette sold the rights of Liquid Paper to Gillette for $47.5 million, approximately $165 million in 2021 dollars. She died in 1980. Fortunately, Michael took the opportunity and invested in businesses and films like “Tapeheads” and “Repo Man”. Michael Nesmith continued to earn well from the music he wrote and performed. Yielding 75 million records sold, as well as from the 58 episodes of “The Monkees” TV show. At the time of his death, Nesmith had an estimated net worth of $50 million.