One of the songwriters behind many of The Monkees‘ songs revealed what he thought of Micky Dolenz’s vocals. Dolenz said he was unable to sing some of the lyrics from The Monkees’ first No. 1 hit.

In a 2016 Rolling Stone interview, Nesmith spoke of the longtime fan-favorite song, “Tapioca Tundra.” He said that his experience as a Monkees member inspired the song’s words. “The Monkees were ...