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Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away.

Ringo is one of the world's true humans. The only one out those four guys, who did not have an agenda. Ringo was just into the music.

Peter Tork

Music

World

Shoe Suede Blues is ten years old this year. The Band consists of four members.

Peter Tork

Old

Years

The four of us couldn't have made a record with the time left over when we were shooting the show. We were on stage from 7.30 in the morning 'til 7 at night. Later on, when there was a break from filming, and we were sick of doing it the old way.

The groupies are far more real now than there were then.

Peter Tork

Now

The Monkees was a straight sitcom, we used the same plots that were on the other situation comedies at the time. So the music wasn't threatening, we weren't threatening.

Peter Tork

Music

Time

Put you energy into music. If it fails you, you can become an accountant or a dentist. And then if you become a dentist or an accountant, it's too late to become a musician afterwards.

Peter Tork

Music

Energy

I have never done Cult TV before, the convention was good. It gives the fans a chance to meet the celebrities. Connect with the guy that used to be a bunch of coloured dots on your TV screen.

Peter Tork

Chance

Fans

Original Monkees' songs were produced very thinly, on purpose.

Peter Tork

Purpose

Songs

Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins.

Peter Tork

Music

Oh, the most fun thing I've ever been asked to autograph was breasts.

Peter Tork

Fun

Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very ad-hoc, and before we knew it, we were really a band. We went through several drummers and guitarists before we were happy with the line up.

Peter Tork

First

It was so much fun to do, play the blues and then play a Monkees' set on the same night.

Only one of us would usually sing lead. Which most of the time was, Mickey or Dave. They thought it was perfectly a natural routine, because Mickey and Dave saw themselves as TV actors.

No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music.