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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/my-parents-were-both-in-show-business-my-father-was-an-actor-my-mom/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

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## More by Micky Dolenz

> [After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/after-high-school-i-was-going-to-be-an-architect-in-fact-i-was/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/i-ve-never-been-one-to-chase-awards-or-anything-like-that-to-be-honest/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/the-thing-is-i-m-not-a-prolific-songwriter/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [And singing is a physical thing - your vocal cords are these muscles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/and-singing-is-a-physical-thing-your-vocal-cords-are-these-muscles/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/i-had-piano-lessons-at-five-and-started-guitar-at-ten-but-although/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [To dispose of a two-headed Org, jump up and down three times, roll a head of cabbage, and giggle!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/to-dispose-of-a-two-headed-org-jump-up-and-down-three-times-roll-a/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/i-am-extremely-lucky-i-ve-never-been-ill-although-about-20-years-ago/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [What happened was, my parents after Circus Boy decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/what-happened-was-my-parents-after-circus-boy-decided-to-take-me-out/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [When I do my solo concerts, I'm used to being on the stage for two hours solid, singing 16 songs. And when I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/when-i-do-my-solo-concerts-i-m-used-to-being-on-the-stage-for-two/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/my-parents-were-both-in-show-business-my-father-was-an-actor-my-mom/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [No matter how tired I am, I can only sleep for four hours at a time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/no-matter-how-tired-i-am-i-can-only-sleep-for-four-hours-at-a-time/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-is-not-a-public-democratic/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/with-all-due-respect-to-the-world-s-great-drummers-it-ain-t-brain/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/there-was-never-any-pressure-on-me-to-go-into-the-business-but-i-was/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

> [People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a crowd and yet I'm all alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-dolenz/people-come-and-people-go-moving-fast-and-moving-slow-i-m-in-a-crowd/)

[Micky Dolenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-dolenz/)

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