Yep, it’s all true! Mickey’s book reads like a documentary in print—full of grit, glory, and goofy moments. The Studio City sessions, the rivalry with the Beatles, even his Broadway flops. No ghostwriter fluff; just Dolenz owning his story. The part where he talks about rediscovering joy in performing post-Monkees? Heartwarming.
I picked up Dolenz’s memoir expecting lighthearted pop tales, but wow, it digs deep. It’s absolutely nonfiction, packed with industry insights and personal confessions. The chapters about Davy Jones’ passing hit hard—you feel the grief and camaraderie. He also debunks myths, like how much they actually played their instruments. The writing’s conversational, like he’s chatting over coffee. Favorite bit? His dad’s influence on his career. Makes you appreciate the man behind the 'Hey hey we’re the Monkees' persona.
Ever stumbled into a book that feels like a backstage pass? That’s 'I’m a Believer' for me. Mickey Dolenz spills all the tea—yes, it’s 100% real—about the Monkees’ rollercoaster. From lip-syncing scandals to his friendship with Jimi Hendrix, the stories are jaw-dropping. What stuck with me was his vulnerability; he admits the band’s gimmicky start but also defends their musical legacy. The way he describes recording 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' makes you hear the song differently. No sugarcoating, just pure, messy truth.
Man, I just finished reading Mickey Dolenz's 'I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness,' and it's a wild ride! This memoir is absolutely a true story—straight from the guy who lived it. Dolenz doesn’t hold back, sharing everything from the Monkees' manufactured beginnings to the chaos of sudden fame, creative clashes, and his own personal struggles. The book feels like sitting down with an old friend who’s got decades of crazy stories to tell.
What I love is how raw and honest it is. He talks about the band’s battles for artistic control, the pressure of being a teen idol, and even the darker moments like his divorce and career slumps. It’s not just a nostalgia trip; it’s a reflection on how fame shapes you. The anecdotes about filming the TV show and recording 'daydream Believer' are gold. If you’re into music history or just love behind-the-scenes drama, this is a must-read.
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Addie was a good girl. Raised to be quiet, don't talk back, never hang with the wrong people. Date only those her parents approved. She was completely bored and just existing. That wasn't the case when she'd see him. The boy in the biker club. She'd see him around town and fantasize about how her life would be different if she was with someone like him. However he didn't even acknowledge her existence, or so she thought.
Cage noticed the gorgeous innocent good girl. Her kind could never survive in his world. He was living proof of that. It took a bet from his brothers in the club to get him to meet her. When he did, he knew he was in trouble of falling hard for the good girl. Could she exist in both the world she's known her whole life and his life? Or would she have to choose?
Neither knew what this encounter would bring about. Secrets buried for years, second chance love, and all the club drama you can handle. Some betrayals were meant to protect her. How will she handle learning who her real father is? Will she be able to forgive them? Will she find the true her? And if she does, will she give them another chance or walk away?
Her whole world falls apart, only to get put back together totally different than she ever imagined. Her real father never got over her mother. Will they get back together or will his current woman destroy any chance they have? Look for upsets, betrayal, rejections, and more. Come hell or high water Addie will get her Happily Ever After!
It was raining very heavily on the day my parents got divorced.
There are two copies of the agreements on the table. One declares that the signee will stay with Dad, who's a gambling addict and has already racked up a huge debt, in the old town.
The other declares that the signee will follow Mom, who will marry a rich businessman, and move to a coastal town.
In the previous life, my younger sister, Tamara Browning, kicked up a fuss because she wanted to stay with Mom. So, I packed up my luggage quietly and went with Dad.
Soon after, Dad quit gambling and received the compensation due to our house being demolished in a governmental project. Since then, he showered me with love and affection.
Meanwhile, Tamara wasn't allowed to even leave the house. On top of that, she was neglected by everyone, so she died from depression.
Now that we're given a second chance in life, Tamara snatches the cigarette out of Dad's fingers before hugging him, refusing to let him go at all.
"Tiana, my heart aches for Dad's situation. You should live a good life with Mom. I'll give that chance to you."
I deign to say anything at all. Instead, I just pick up the train ticket that'll take me to the coastal town.
But what Tamara doesn't know is the reason behind Dad's decision to quit gambling in the previous life. At that time, I had overexhausted myself from paying off his debt, and I began vomiting blood due to my brain cancer. I practically had to risk my life just to get him to quit gambling once and for all.
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His songs were better when he had a broken heart.
That sentence would change my life after my dream job was dished to me on a shiny, silver platter.
All I had to do?
Hurt Nash Pierce enough to get him writing good music again.
The pop icon’s songs were no longer the phenomena they used to be. His team needed another breakthrough album—like the first he’d penned, using his heartbreak as fuel.
The plan was simple: I’d go on tour with him as a backup dancer…and make him fall in love with me. I was hired to inspire—to become embedded into every lyric he wrote. Then, I was to set fire to it all—to destroy every feeling we hoped he’d develop for me.
It seemed simple enough. Easy, even.
I didn’t expect to be consumed myself—to see so much in the man displayed in the tabloids. I didn’t foresee falling for him. It didn’t occur to me that, while attempting to break his heart, I might just shatter my own.
Most of all, I never thought I’d fight so hard to hold on to a relationship that had always been founded on goodbye.
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Dad says Mom is his muse. To marry her, he gives up a family fortune worth hundreds of millions.
Everyone is moved to tears by their beautiful love story.
But on the day I am born, Mom is left paralyzed from childbirth and can never dance again. While taking care of me as I cry day and night, Dad does everything he can to help Mom recover.
One day, he disappears. All he leaves behind is one letter accusing Mom and me of destroying his inspiration. He says we are the ones to blame.
My helpless Mom holds me in her arms as I do nothing but cry. She becomes convinced that if I can become Dad's new muse, he will come back. So, she pushes herself through grueling rehabilitation and devotes everything she has to training me.
When I win the silver medal at a national dance championship, Mom finally sees Dad again.
Dressed in an impeccable suit, he carries himself with the confidence and air of a wealthy man. He has one arm wrapped around one of the competition judges, and the two of them are openly affectionate with each other.
Unable to take the sight of him with another woman, Mom runs out. While chasing after her, I tumble down a flight of stairs.
When I finally limp back home, Mom is waiting for me. She grips a stick tightly with a dark look in her eyes.
"If you can't become a muse, then what good are you?"
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When they finally found Lily, their real daughter and sister, Matteo, the brother I grew up with, told me to disappear. Father, Don Kane, never looked at me twice again, no matter how hard I tried. Mother treated me like I was invisible.
But they never let me leave. They made me stay and suffer.
One day, Lily did something horrible, and they threw all the blame onto me.
I was locked away in an asylum.
When I was finally released two years later, the Kane came looking for me again, smiling as they called me their real daughter after all.
A little too late for that, don’t they think?
That book is Micky Dolenz's autobiography! He's the drummer and one of the lead vocalists of The Monkees, and 'I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness' is his personal journey through the wild ride of fame, music, and the 60s pop culture explosion.
What I love about it is how raw and honest he gets—not just about the band's manufactured beginnings (which they totally owned later), but also his solo career, acting gigs, and even Broadway. Dolenz doesn't shy away from the messy parts, like creative clashes or the pressure of being a teen idol. It's like hanging out backstage with someone who’s seen it all, from 'Last Train to Clarksville' to his later collaborations with weirdly cool people like Jack Nicholson. Makes you appreciate how much more there was to The Monkees beyond the TV show.