After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The Monkees' came along.

I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid.

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 and they decide who they're going to let in the club.

The Monkees are to the Beatles what 'Star Trek' is to NASA. They are both totally valid in their contexts.

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.

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 with my father and he and my mother would always be singing.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.