Michelle Phillips is the last surviving member of The Mamas and The Papas, and, despite her lack of desire to be on stage with the group, she is nonetheless an artist who helped create the sound of California. Born Holly Michelle Gilliam on June 4, 1944, Michelle married fellow group member John Phillips in 1962, before the quartet became a group. The Mamas and The Papas made pop history with their massive hits. But Michelle had “no ambition whatsoever to ever be on stage,” she said.
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“I wanted to be John’s wife. I would be in the kitchen making spaghetti or something, and he would say ‘Hey Mich, come in here, sing this part.’ So he’d give parts to me, and whoever else was there, then I’d go back and finish dinner.” According to Michelle, it never occurred to her; it would lead to her actually being in the group.