Infinite Tuesday
  • Published: 15 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781101907511
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $45.00

Infinite Tuesday

An Autobiographical Riff

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Now in paperback, a "beautifully written" (New York Times) memoir from the Monkees icon, songwriter, and music video innovator -- "a book -- and a life -- unlike any other in rock" (Kirkus Reviews, starred)

The “beautifully written” (The New York Times) autobiography of Michael Nesmith, from his star-making role on The Monkees and his invention of the music video to his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality
 
“Reads like the chronicle of a relentless seeker.”—Los Angeles Times
 
Michael Nesmith’s eclectic, electric life spanned his star-making role on The Monkees, his invention of the music video, and his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality. But above all, his is a seeker’s story, a pilgrimage in search of a set of principles to live by. That search took Nesmith from a childhood in Dallas to the set of The Monkees in Los Angeles to the heart of swinging London with John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix. 
 
This funny, thoughtful, self-aware book is a window into an unexpected life, inflected at every turn by the surprising candor and absurdist humor of an American original.
  • Published: 15 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781101907511
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for Infinite Tuesday

"Penetrating... As a writer, Nesmith is practical without being conventional. And he riffs on metaphysical topics like 'non-time moments' - when portent and symmetry seem to enter our lives - without sounding trippy or losing his relatability. He also abstains from using his pen to settle scores, something from which other celebrity memoirists could learn. In fact, he's delightfully self-depracating... [Infinite Tuesday is] a nonlinear realm to which [Nesmith] is a distinctly likable, erudite guide." --Washington Post

"In his memoir, Infinite Tuesday, the highlights of [Nesmith's] career speak for themselves... Jimi Hendrix, who supported the Monkees on their first tour, got the Monkees; John Lennon got the Monkees; Zappa did too. These countercultural icons understood the genius of its premise - simultaneously celebrating and satirizing popular culture, fabricating a faux-Beatlemania to rival Beatlemania itself - and recognized its brilliant execution." --Wall Street Journal

"The Monkees were the beginning for me, the amazing thing is they were only the beginning for Mike Nesmith. This is the way a genius lives life right. Great stories of his buddies Hendrix, Timmy Leary, and Douglas Adams, adventures while inventing the music video and changing home video, yogis in California, VR, and why you should never complain about the air conditioning on a private jet. Nez inspired me when I was 13 and now with this book he continues to inspire me at 61."--Penn Jillette of "Penn & Teller"