 In 1974, Nesmith started Pacific Arts Records and released what he called "a book with a soundtrack", titled "The Prison", as the company's first release.Nesmith was forced to cancel the last four dates of his 2018 tour with Micky Dolenz due to a "minor health scare".However, in an interview with "Rolling Stone" published on July 26 of that year, Nesmith said he had undergone quadruple bypass heart surgery, and had been hospitalized for over a month.