Same here Shelley. I could listen to this interview with him all day. I loved them all but sadly in group interviews he fought to get a word in. Even on stage sometimes. That's why it's always special to watch something like this.
@@laurapred1463 Peter was so articulate. I agree with Mary about the group interviews. I've watched most of his solo ones. They are much better. I don't know why they didn't let him get a word in. Rude!
They were the soundtrack to my childhood. Aside from the joy they brought to so many, these were 4 decent human beings, good hearted and rather humble. It's sad that half of the group is no longer with us, but the music lives on.
I had the amazing opportunity to meet Peter and Davy twice and Mickey three times. I saw them in concert in 1986 during their 20th anniversary tour. Then again in 1997 for an autograph signing and Q&A. Then I met Mickey a third time in 2015 during a convention. I was part of the 2nd generation of kids that grew up with the Monkees. When they had their resurgence in the 80's. I can't believe 2 of the members are gone. RIP Davy and now Peter. Thank You for the memories.
Saw the Monkees in 1967 in Buffalo, NY. I was 14. It was such a thrill, my first concert. They were great and so much fun. They were great music group!!! Great memories!🎶❤🎶❤🎶❤
I'm Jealous! I got to see Micky, Davy, and Peter three times and Micky, Peter and Mike once. I think I would have traded all four of those shows for yours! PEACE.
I do remember when I was just five year's old I had a little crush on Mickey Dolenz. I used to watch The Monkees which it is late at night before sign off. Lol! RIP to Tony and Peter.
That's Mike story was very exciting and impressive. It's amazing to believe how huge they were. Very few people in the world have experienced and witnessed such human behavior.
Absolutely wonderful stories. They were AMAZING! RIP DAVY PETER AND MIKE you're missed everyday. I know it's music heaven where you are. Listening to CDs today.... Wonderful music, even today. Love always
I love these anecdotes. I enjoyed them as a kid (one of my first introductions to music - I was 5 in 1970 when their show was in syndication and they were still popular). These guys always seemed pretty humble and human. I've never idolized, especially celebrities, but these would be the kind of people I'd hang with. Funny and humble. A nice combination.
My brother and I were brought up to believe Rock 'n' Roll wasn't real music. But one evening I wanted to postpone doing my homework by watching their opening episode...and I was hooked. I listened to the radio just to hear them, but wound up diving head first into Rock 'n' Roll. We even learned to play guitar with a lesson book "Play Like The Monkees." Eventually we would outgrow them and get into more progressive music, but I can't imagine what my life would have been like without Rock 'n' Roll and if not for the Monkees, we might never have discovered it.
My favorite is the salad story. I first heard Peter telling it when he did a tribute article about Davy. I lol when I heared it the first time. I never get tired of hearing about it.
I've heard Peter on video tell two different versions;in one Davy is yelling at Micky about the way he eats and in the second he yells at Peter. In the Micky version it sounds like he was yelling at both of them. But what a great ending to the story! Four wonderfully talented men who blessed us with their music and comedy.
The Monkees were my first crush . I was in love with Davy Jones like somany others. When Davy passed away I cried for a long time. I cried when the others passed away too. I will when micky goes too. Love my Monkees
Omg, could you PLEASE share them with me?? I can't find them ... crissdrummergirl@gmail.com I would truly appreciate it SO very much!! Thank you so much in advance!! 😊❤️
Living the life these guys lived had to have been a financial and emotional roller coaster. I am glad that they did what they did.! Big, wonderful memories in my life from them just being themselves, The Monkees.
Peter Tork seems like he was the most intelligent one. Funny, since he played the dumb one. He seemed to have a grasp on what it all really was and not what people wished it was.
I was 6 and at the concert in Miami Beach. And yes, we all screamed "we want the Monkees" the whole time Jimi Hendrix played. I think that was the first concert of that tour.
greenaum very true, but you will agree that the thought of Jimi with the Monkees is mind blowing. I’d certainly not have been there for the Monkees and I was a kid in the 60’s.
Fascinating how David and Mike concentrate on the negative aspects of Monkeemania and Mickey and Peter on the beautiful and magical aspects of their times: meeting Hendrix as a charming human being and especially Mickey`s recollection of an enchanting morning after the welcome Party the Beatles thjrew for them, when he wanders in the early morning bours talking to trees and singing with english children on their way to school :-) His autobiography is also highly recommended!
I've read it! I hope he writes another book, since he remarked in the book he thought he was too young to write an autobiography. It would be interesting to hear his thoughts on events since the early 90s.
@@MegaMagicdog It would be great, if he follows up his autobiography as Mickey surely wrote one of the most charming books within the Rock or Pop world!
Not all of it was sunshine and rainbows. Like any TV show, there was some backstage drama, and again, with any television show, not everybody's good friends.
I love the Monkees !!! That's my boys as beloved Randy use to say, there's you boys, he is with the big band in heaven too, he was a musican, drummer and singer too. Rip my 💘love, rip Davy rip Peter! Play and make music together in heaven xoxo 💘😇
I'm still so in love with The Monkees!!!!!! I mean I love them so much. I could never get tired of their music or hearing them talk. They're so naturally funny. When I heard that Davy had passed, I cried so hard and I still do when I think about him or listen to their music. Their music is the first I ever owned and I still have the albums. I remember my mom got them for me as a Valentine's present. It was The Monkeys and More of the Monkeys. I'll always treasure those two albums!! I have a CD of their greatest hits and I know every word to every song. I love it. Their music is my favorite and just about the happiest part of my childhood was listening to those albums. I would so love to go back to those days. I loved it then. The world was a much better place. I wi" always love the Monkeys and forever mourn Davy. He was my favorite and I love him so much, still, to this day. 😭😭
Beautifully said! The Monkees were my world, the soundtrack to my childhood. I played their albums until I wore out the grooves. The albums belonged to my older sisters but I had inherited them until I wore them out. I got to see them 2 times in the 80's, then I saw Micky 2 times by himself. It sure was sad to lose Davy, and now Peter. But the music lives on...
@@kenlieck7756 Please go fuck yourself. Paul McCartney is a genius, the greatest pop melodist in Rock history, and the driving force behind the Beatles from Sgt. Pepper onward. And you're just a snarky little piss-ant.
These guys should absolutely be in the R&R Hall of Fame. MUCH more legit rockers and much bigger influence on R&R music than Joan Baez, Puff Daddy, Janet Jackson, etc....
I love The Zombies, but what did they have, a small handful of hits? And they broke up before their second LP even came out. And Janet Jackson? What instrument does she play? How many songs has she written? The Monkees should be in the R&R Hall of Fame, but IT WILL NEVER happen. So what if they started on a TV show? They were a real band. They wrote songs, played their instruments and have had a longer career than just about anybody. Nez, Mickey and Peter were all in bands prior to and after The Monkees....kind of hard to do if they were not real musicians. And Davy was a stage performer.
I have to commend Mike Nesmith & Peter Tork for having the courage to stand up to their "Illuminati handlers". This is just another reason why, at 63, I am still a fan.
My older sister was some big wig in the L.A. based Monkee fan club and she had also been a winner on The Last Train To Clarksville contest. Many years later, I met Mick. He wandered in to have me fix his glasses back around 1990. Very nice man. We talked about his daughter, a bit about the Monkees. He wasn’t very animated that day but made a nice impression. I’ve known many “stars” in my work but he was among the humble ones.
I was so in love with Davy as a kid. 8 yrs old and singing along to Day Dream Believer. It’s true that pop music is for kids because that is when it happened with me.
@@thebusterdog6358 They do..Mike first American I've heard pronounce Foy yay. I'm Canadian.. we pronounce that way and use it whenever speaking of entrance to large home or building. All good:)
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I can listen to Mickey talk 24/7 I love him so much
I could listen to Peter forever. His voice and demeanor so charming. The best Monkee hands down.
Same here Shelley. I could listen to this interview with him all day. I loved them all but sadly in group interviews he fought to get a word in. Even on stage sometimes. That's why it's always special to watch something like this.
Same here
@@laurapred1463 Peter was so articulate. I agree with Mary about the group interviews. I've watched most of his solo ones. They are much better. I don't know why they didn't let him get a word in. Rude!
@@1Snovy so could i
@@lindas.5191 probably cause mike didn’t let him or mike thought he was better then them
Nesmith's charismatic and childishly endearing for a 55 year old.
This is *PURE GOLD* for anyone who watched these guys on TV and lived that era.
i could listen to them tell stories forever
They were the soundtrack to my childhood. Aside from the joy they brought to so many, these were 4 decent human beings, good hearted and rather humble. It's sad that half of the group is no longer with us, but the music lives on.
They really were like the struggling rock band they played in the series, just four guys making music.
Mickey's flower child story and Peter's RIP remembrances of Jimi are priceless....
I could picture Jack Nicholson, in that voice of his, saying, "Micky, ya gotta let these kids go to school". LOL!
I had the amazing opportunity to meet Peter and Davy twice and Mickey three times. I saw them in concert in 1986 during their 20th anniversary tour. Then again in 1997 for an autograph signing and Q&A. Then I met Mickey a third time in 2015 during a convention. I was part of the 2nd generation of kids that grew up with the Monkees. When they had their resurgence in the 80's. I can't believe 2 of the members are gone. RIP Davy and now Peter. Thank You for the memories.
Technically, the second wave of fans were those who watched The Monkees in re-runs afterschool in the early to mid seventies.
Saw the Monkees in 1967 in Buffalo, NY. I was 14. It was such a thrill, my first concert. They were great and so much fun. They were great music group!!! Great memories!🎶❤🎶❤🎶❤
I'm Jealous! I got to see Micky, Davy, and Peter three times and Micky, Peter and Mike once. I think I would have traded all four of those shows for yours! PEACE.
I saw them in Detroit that summer.
I’m from buffalo and I wish I was there
Okay. The Hyde Park story has reaffirmed my undying appreciation and affection for Micky Dolenz. That was precious!
He always was my fave in the band,love them all but Mickey is so special
Mickey should have done more acting work as an adult.... that cute face has a thousand expressions. Multi talented to say the least.
No matter how many times I hear Mike tell the elevator story, it's still hilarious!
I'll bet he's been careful about elevator buttons from then on! ;-D
I do remember when I was just five year's old I had a little crush on Mickey Dolenz.
I used to watch The Monkees which it is late at night before sign off. Lol!
RIP to Tony and Peter.
@@sandradeelawson.9655 Davy not Tony
@@mouldinggod Sorry for the misspelled Name. Davy Jones.
@@sandradeelawson.9655 And all this time it was Tony Jones (lol! just having fun, couldn't resist)
That's Mike story was very exciting and impressive. It's amazing to believe how huge they were. Very few people in the world have experienced and witnessed such human behavior.
I love all these stories. I love their personality’s and how they tell the stories.
The Monkees were my childhood. RIP Peter Tork. Loved your song "Come On In". Beautiful.
Peter was a natural born story teller.
The stories these 4 guys tell Mike , Micky , Davy & Peter are so nice to see what their life was like back then . Thanks for sharing !
Absolutely wonderful stories. They were AMAZING! RIP DAVY PETER AND MIKE you're missed everyday. I know it's music heaven where you are. Listening to CDs today.... Wonderful music, even today. Love always
RIP Davy & Peter
I miss these guys😢😢😢😢
I love these anecdotes. I enjoyed them as a kid (one of my first introductions to music - I was 5 in 1970 when their show was in syndication and they were still popular). These guys always seemed pretty humble and human. I've never idolized, especially celebrities, but these would be the kind of people I'd hang with. Funny and humble. A nice combination.
Yes correct .. ❤
Loved all these stories! So fun, and funny!
These Guys made Our Childhoods Happy! ❤
My brother and I were brought up to believe Rock 'n' Roll wasn't real music. But one evening I wanted to postpone doing my homework by watching their opening episode...and I was hooked. I listened to the radio just to hear them, but wound up diving head first into Rock 'n' Roll. We even learned to play guitar with a lesson book "Play Like The Monkees." Eventually we would outgrow them and get into more progressive music, but I can't imagine what my life would have been like without Rock 'n' Roll and if not for the Monkees, we might never have discovered it.
My favorite is the salad story. I first heard Peter telling it when he did a tribute article about Davy. I lol when I heared it the first time. I never get tired of hearing about it.
They actually filmed it for the VH1 Monkees movie
I've heard Peter on video tell two different versions;in one Davy is yelling at Micky about the way he eats and in the second he yells at Peter. In the Micky version it sounds like he was yelling at both of them. But what a great ending to the story! Four wonderfully talented men who blessed us with their music and comedy.
The Monkees were my first crush . I was in love with Davy Jones like somany others. When Davy passed away I cried for a long time. I cried when the others passed away too. I will when micky goes too. Love my Monkees
RIP David Jones & Peter Tork. You are missed!
I loved Davy Jones he was a talented performer and a really great man !!!!!
Thank you Mickey and
Davy
Peter
Mike
You all 3 RIP!!
Mike's story...Best EVER!!
What's it look like 16 floors up??
Tsunami! A human TSUNAMI..!!
Hahaha!!!.😂😁😅🤣
Mike's story-Was Monkee mania for sure!!
They seemed to have handled pop star fame better than most.
RIP Davy and Peter. .... you guys (along with Mike and Micky) will always be a part of my consciousness.
i love the monkees, i used to watch them as a kid.
Mikes sound affects tho
Omg, could you PLEASE share them with me??
I can't find them ...
crissdrummergirl@gmail.com
I would truly appreciate it SO very much!!
Thank you so much in advance!! 😊❤️
Hard to believe the show only lasted 2 seasons ... 🎭🎥
Living the life these guys lived had to have been a financial and emotional roller coaster.
I am glad that they did what they did.!
Big, wonderful memories in my life from them just being themselves, The Monkees.
Mike is hilarious !!!
R.I.P. Davy Jones & Peter Tork.
2 Angels in Heaven, together again.
THE PARK STORY IS THE MOST MICKEY THING IVE EVER HEARD IM IN TEARS
MICKY!!!
same here
Love these guys and love these storys
Peter Tork seems like he was the most intelligent one. Funny, since he played the dumb one. He seemed to have a grasp on what it all really was and not what people wished it was.
I love Mickey;s story the most....love them, we only have two left now..RIP Davey and now Pete
We're aging. The hardest part is watching our inspirations leave before us. :(
Two Monkees and two Beatles
Love the Monkees, still play them most weeks or everytime I get the tunes on and feel like a singalong.
Davy was the cutest old man omg
Davy wasn't really an "old man" in this - lol.. I think they were in their early 50's.
And to think he was only in his 40s at this interview. ... old man...
@@phillygirl06 Er, born in 1945 and this interview was from 1997 = 52. Not "old" but not only in his 40s either.
That story in the park with Mickey had me in stitches.
I was 6 and at the concert in Miami Beach. And yes, we all screamed "we want the Monkees" the whole time Jimi Hendrix played. I think that was the first concert of that tour.
What a story! A dream for you to experience. Lucky!
"I saw Jimi Hendrix on the weekend"
"Yeah? What was it like"
"Ah, he was shit. All this noodly stuff. We couldn't wait for The Monkees to come on"
greenaum but ghost 305 was there! I wasn’t were you?
@@ceejay1794 I believe his story, Peter Tork just told it! Just saying it sounds like such a crazy thing to say, with the benefit of hindsight.
greenaum very true, but you will agree that the thought of Jimi with the Monkees is mind blowing. I’d certainly not have been there for the Monkees and I was a kid in the 60’s.
Fascinating how David and Mike concentrate on the negative aspects of Monkeemania and Mickey and Peter on the beautiful and magical aspects of their times: meeting Hendrix as a charming human being and especially Mickey`s recollection of an enchanting morning after the welcome Party the Beatles thjrew for them, when he wanders in the early morning bours talking to trees and singing with english children on their way to school :-) His autobiography is also highly recommended!
I've read it! I hope he writes another book, since he remarked in the book he thought he was too young to write an autobiography. It would be interesting to hear his thoughts on events since the early 90s.
@@MegaMagicdog It would be great, if he follows up his autobiography as Mickey surely wrote one of the most charming books within the Rock or Pop world!
I have to get Mickey's autobiography. On my list!
Not all of it was sunshine and rainbows. Like any TV show, there was some backstage drama, and again, with any television show, not everybody's good friends.
This is wonderful! Thanks so much for the upload
Just love these guys.
"We're gonna form a group!" - laugh my ass off : )
This is too funny!!! The Monkee Salad Story!! All these stories are just hilarious!!!
What great stories.. Wow..to have that kind of life
What a wealth of experience...some bad, lots of good...an adventure!
Fantastic!!
Everyone I knew loved these guys!
I love the Monkees !!! That's my boys as beloved Randy use to say, there's you boys, he is with the big band in heaven too, he was a musican, drummer and singer too. Rip my 💘love, rip Davy rip Peter! Play and make music together in heaven xoxo 💘😇
I was born in the 80 s n I remember coming from school I used to watch the monkees b4 watching my cartoon
I'm still so in love with The Monkees!!!!!!
I mean I love them so much. I could never get tired of their music or hearing them talk. They're so naturally funny.
When I heard that Davy had passed, I cried so hard and I still do when I think about him or listen to their music. Their music is the first I ever owned and I still have the albums. I remember my mom got them for me as a Valentine's present. It was The Monkeys and More of the Monkeys. I'll always treasure those two albums!! I have a CD of their greatest hits and I know every word to every song. I love it. Their music is my favorite and just about the happiest part of my childhood was listening to those albums. I would so love to go back to those days. I loved it then. The world was a much better place.
I wi" always love the Monkeys and forever mourn Davy. He was my favorite and I love him so much, still, to this day. 😭😭
Beautifully said! The Monkees were my world, the soundtrack to my childhood. I played their albums until I wore out the grooves. The albums belonged to my older sisters but I had inherited them until I wore them out. I got to see them 2 times in the 80's, then I saw Micky 2 times by himself. It sure was sad to lose Davy, and now Peter. But the music lives on...
❤💕❤💕❤💕❤
And I thought I watched and thought too much about television. Seriously -- you STILL cry when you think about Davy or listen to their music?!
Del Coronado in San Diego. My hometown. Really surprised that group got along at all, considering their divergent backgrounds.
Love that Mickey story!!
RIP Peter Tork 😢
"So The Beatles throw us this party..." 😎
Well, having the Beatles throw parties for other bands was the only way Paul McCartney could be sure he'd be let in...
Taylor Swift will get him in lol
@@kenlieck7756 Please go fuck yourself. Paul McCartney is a genius, the greatest pop melodist in Rock history, and the driving force behind the Beatles from Sgt. Pepper onward. And you're just a snarky little piss-ant.
@@erikkillmonger5624 Do you think Paul would appreciate you calling someone a piss-ant???
Erik Killmonger you’re English.
These guys should absolutely be in the R&R Hall of Fame. MUCH more legit rockers and much bigger influence on R&R music than Joan Baez, Puff Daddy, Janet Jackson, etc....
100%
so many less influential & deserving groups got in. The least they could do is induct them before Mickey & Mike are gone.
I love The Zombies, but what did they have, a small handful of hits? And they broke up before their second LP even came out. And Janet Jackson? What instrument does she play? How many songs has she written? The Monkees should be in the R&R Hall of Fame, but IT WILL NEVER happen. So what if they started on a TV show? They were a real band. They wrote songs, played their instruments and have had a longer career than just about anybody. Nez, Mickey and Peter were all in bands prior to and after The Monkees....kind of hard to do if they were not real musicians. And Davy was a stage performer.
Yes! Also The Partridge Family and The Archie’s
An invaluable experience--thanks for sharing!
Love them.
Some of it wasn't deleted but the part with Micky and the school kids was sweet and funny.
Really cool story
Some of the best songs on any Monkee's albums were written by Mike Nesmith. Check them out!!!
RIP Peter and Davy.
Micky's my children story if fucking hilarious Micky was is and always will be my favorite Monkee.
I have to commend Mike Nesmith & Peter Tork for having the courage to stand up to their "Illuminati handlers". This is just another reason why, at 63, I am still a fan.
hello, awakened one!!!!
Hmmm, yea; one of the few ---
After hearing the songs they all wound up doing, I'd have to agree with donny kirshner.
Same here 🎉
I'm only 13 and I'm a huge fan!
My older sister was some big wig in the L.A. based Monkee fan club and she had also been a winner on The Last Train To Clarksville contest. Many years later, I met Mick. He wandered in to have me fix his glasses back around 1990. Very nice man. We talked about his daughter, a bit about the Monkees. He wasn’t very animated that day but made a nice impression. I’ve known many “stars” in my work but he was among the humble ones.
i love this! thank you
I was so in love with Davy as a kid. 8 yrs old and singing along to Day Dream Believer. It’s true that pop music is for kids because that is when it happened with me.
Me and my friend skipped school to watch the monkees this was in the 80s when they played there shows on MTV
RIP Peter Torque. So Sad. I loved his guitar playing on that song "IIIIIIIIII'mmmmm not your Steppinwolf"
Um, that's Steppin' Stone. Love that song.
Its Tork
Mike!!! So proud...an american texan no less pronouncing foyer correctly as' foy-yay' rather than foy-yer.
"Foy-yay" is the French pronunciation of "Foy-yer" not the Texan pronouciatian. I'm sure Texans pronounce it "Foy-yer".
@@thebusterdog6358 They do..Mike first American I've heard pronounce Foy yay. I'm Canadian.. we pronounce that way and use it whenever speaking of entrance to large home or building. All good:)
Thank you so much for this!😇
Davey Jones! What a class act! I love Davey Jones! I love the Monkees!
I purchased, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees CD Rom when it came out in 1996. These were not edited out of the documentary which is on the CD-Rom.
Who I loved this man when I was eleven. 1966.
I too fell hard for The Monkees. Especially Davy Jones. In 1966 I was eleven as well.
I've only loved them for three years..but i'm only 13.
So funny! THANK you so much for sharing this GEM with all the Monkees Fans :) :) :)
8:14 great quote!!!
RIP Davy , Peter & Mike ...
I'm a believer.
One of my favorite's ❤
Sounds like Mickey got his hands on some good acid
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
Great band very good
This is great stuff!
The chase is on, lol.
Rest in Peace Dear Peter xx
Peter told the salad story in his solo show. "Ah, that was Davy."
These were only available on the Videocassette of the Documentary "Hey,Hey,We're the Monkees" and not broadcasted on the Disney Channel.
Love this I have the doc but thanks for this
We’re gonna form a group! Hilarious story from Peter
Rest In Peace Peter
I was laughing sooo hard!
Thanks, this is so funny.
Good stories
Long Live The Monkees
Vast body of work
Music 🎶 Film 🎬 + Tv📺
ohh that was awesome
I love the story of Micky in the park!!! FUNNY!!!!