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Mike Nesmith, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who came to fame as a wry, wool-capped member of the Monkees, has died at age 78.

The musician died on Friday from natural causes, according to a statement released by his family, according to Rolling Stone, Deadline Hollywood and other media outlets.

“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 statement said. “We ask that you respect our privacy at this time and we thank you for the love and light that all of you have shown him and us.”
Jason Elzy, the head of public relations for Rhino Records, the label that represents the Monkees, said the cause was heart failure, according to The New York Times.

Nesmith, a Texas native, was one of creative forces behind the Monkees, a mop-topped pop band that was inspired by the Beatles and launched in the 1960s for a TV sitcom. “The Monkees” aired for two seasons on NBC, 1966-1968, and turned its four stars — guitarist Nesmith, singer Davy Jones, bassist Peter Tork and drummer Micky Dolenz — into household names.

The Monkees quickly became teen idols with hit songs such as “Last Train to Clarksville,” “I’m a Believer,” “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday” and “Daydream Believer.”

The band’s 1966 debut album, “The Monkees,” sold about five million copies, earning multiple platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America. A followup, “More of the Monkees,” continued the juggernaut in 1967.

Behind the scenes, however, the band members — who were chosen by TV producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider — rebelled against a lack of creative control. The Monkees successfully pushed to choose their own songs, play their own instruments and operate as autonomous, real-world musicians instead of a TV construct. As a result, the band had substantially more input for the next album, 1967′s “Headquarters.”
Nesmith, who wrote Monkees songs such as “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Mary, Mary” and “Listen to the Band,” was one of the driving forces behind the Monkees’ rebellion.

“We were kids with our own taste in music and were happier performing songs we liked –- and/or wrote –- than songs that were handed to us,” Nesmith said in a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone. “It made for a better performance. It was more fun. That this became a bone of contention seemed strange to me, and I think to some extent to each of us –- sort of ‘what’s the big deal’ — why won’t you let us play the songs we are singing?”
After the Monkees split in the late 1960s, Nesmith and the other band members went on to pursue solo careers. Nesmith formed the First National Band, a country rock group, in the early 1970s and continued to work as a songwriter and producer.

Nesmith, who was something of a video pioneer, won a Grammy Award in 1982 for Video of the Year for “Elephant Parts,” an hourlong collection of music videos and comedy sketches. He also worked in movies, and served as an executive producer for “Repo Man,” the 1984 cult film starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton.

Nesmith wrote two novels during his post-Monkees career: “The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora” (1998) and “The America Gene” (2009). His memoir, “Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff,” was published in 2017 by Random House.

Various members of the Monkees would reunite for tours and appearances over the years. Nesmith participated in some of these, most notably a 2012 “Evening with The Monkees” tour, a 2013 “Midsummer’s Night with the Monkees” trek and a 2104 “The Monkees Live in Concert” tour.

Behind the scenes, however, the band members — who were chosen by TV producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider — rebelled against a lack of creative control. The Monkees successfully pushed to choose their own songs, play their own instruments and operate as autonomous, real-world musicians instead of a TV construct. As a result, the band had substantially more input for the next album, 1967′s “Headquarters.”
Nesmith, who wrote Monkees songs such as “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Mary, Mary” and “Listen to the Band,” was one of the driving forces behind the Monkees’ rebellion.

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