Peter Tork Discusses Davy Jones Death Obit March 2, 2012 Monkees

[@tracyroweauthor]

Mike Nesmith used to talk all the time about the animosity between him and Peter and how they didn't like each other much, but when interviewed on tv just after Peter's death, he broke down on camera. "Brothers" love each other, hate each other and fight with each other, but in the end they were brothers and that bond lives forever. Rest in peace, Davey, Peter and Mike. You brought joy to generations.

[@gluberfandenflaskersoff7964]

What the fuck is wrong with you people? Ever heard of RESEARCH? Mikey Dolenz IS STILL ALIVE.

[@veekatore8983]

I was going to bring that up. Mike's tears always hit me..Rip Davey, Peter and Mike... I like it when Mickey said the Charles Manson was all his and a total joke..lol I grew up to them and one of their best and underrated son is You just may be the one, sung by Mike. I like it so much its one of my all time favs of all songs..

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@veekatore8983 have you heard the Monkees version of Riu Chiu? It is absolutely stunning. You can find it on KZbin

[@caseykay1953]

❤

[@rascal7855]

I remember that

[@TiaMargarita]

Peter and Micky wrote the most beautiful memorial messages to Davy’s family. They truly loved him. RIP Manchester Cowboy.

[@kalikava2426]

Love PETER TORK! I had a crush on all of them, but my heart strings always went back for this guy.

[@mickeymousebiker1]

These four guys had the time of their lives. They made the world a happier/brighter place in the cosmos. They also wore groovy clothes:-)! Many thanks to Peter Tork and the rest of the band. Davy Jones (RIP).

[@lyricberlin]

only Micky left now

[@jimmysapien9961]

They gave me much joy growing up 👍

[@mrlukeh3155]

And now Tork is joining Jones in heaven. R.I.P Peter Tork(1942-2019)

[@JeffRajeck]

i know right :C

[@silas.s._music]

Nesmith is now up there too (1942-2021) R.I.P.

[@55judylw]

@@silas.s._music Listen to the band!

[@DanaTheInsane]

They are dead.

[@55judylw]

@@DanaTheInsane Thanks, captain obvious!😒

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Peter Tork what an incredibly nice guy and hugely talented musician. A huge loss to the world, just loved this guy. R.I.P. Peter Tork.

[@joannereilly5114]

I kissed Peter's picture every night. I am 73 now. ❤❤❤❤ Peter!

[@herminiaacevedo8075]

Now, we have only Mickie I hope him great health and send him a lot of love , we all the fans love you May these great talented men Peter Davey and Michael rest in peace loved them too .

[@marlae.l.harrison9847]

I just like to say how much the group call The Monkees mean alot to me. Missing of Davy Jones, and Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith, will never be the same but the music will always be in our hearts forever. May they rest in peace.

[@rascal7855]

Indeed it will b, I use to watch the series & threw the show I learned the music. Once I grew up I took a relisten of their greatest hits GOLD

[@Morgana888]

Peter Tork was the Monkee I loved the most. Years ago, before their concert in Charlotte, NC years ago, my spouse and I met Davy in Walmart. He gave us tickets eight rows from the stage and backstage passes. They're the best! ¬ Janet

[@markhower8986]

I won a date with Davy through 16 magazine. Problem was i was 10 and a boy. Big mistake. I wanted to go. Young and naive ..... still naive : )

[@Morgana888]

Smart! I'm sure Davy understood and ya'll had a good time. ¬ Janet

[@ClueSign]

@@markhower8986 Nowadays that would be a non-issue.

[@BackToTheBlues]

I met Peter when he played her in the UK with his blues band. He's a very talented, enhusiastic guy, and a really nice man.

[@bigdaddyricc]

Peter Tork is still a great musician and person. After meeting and working with him several times, I can't ask for anyone any better. Class act, class guy!!!

[@ncb6487]

Why was he so cold here? I mean, he asked to come and talk about Davy's passing. And this was not a great response to go public with.

[@williamlangan5902]

@@ncb6487, Peter seemed to be sad but more matter of fact.

[@lambertslovelee]

Peter Tork died today, 2-21-2019. Reading these comments from 5 years ago, the hate, I have to wonder if these same people feel the same. RIP Peter.

[@williamlangan5902]

I was sad when each of them passed. For example, Success Story chokes me up especially when Davy is saying goodbye to each of them. The Devil And Peter Tork made me sad after Peter’s passing. Mike defending Peter is priceless . And when Mike passed away, I felt choked up when Mike resigns from the election. He’s seen as somebody who wants to make a difference but not wind up a cog in the machine. He confesses he let it. We need more people like that! While I’m glad Micky is still with us at this writing, the one scene in Monkee Mother is moving when she asks Micky “You don’t mind, do you?” He thinks about it for a second and says calmly and sincerely “No, I don’t mind.” That shows while he liked playing the goofy crazy one, his character also had a good heart.

[@rowannadarkwolf]

I think a lot of people forget that Peter has Aspergers Syndrome, as well. People with Aspergers often have a hard time forming and expressing emotional attachments. It is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. That he was able to express his feelings as he did is a huge tribute to how deeply he really did care for Davy.

[@MrLimeybeans]

Never knew he had Aspergers.

[@elizabethbeckman1947]

@@MrLimeybeans I don't believe everything I read. Like you, I never heard this, and maybe we haven't - for good reason. (A source isn't mentioned.) I sense 50+ years on it would be more common knowledge, if true. I also think, some things are just none of my business. Each appreciated for who they are.

[@lindas.5191]

Peter should be given tremendous credit for all his accomplihments considering. I have read of him bing a jerk on occasion and witnessed a strange mood swing in one concert, but I find him amazing and a great entertainer. Miss him.

[@scatteredfrog]

Gotta tell you...as "old man" as his voice sounds, he's a hell of a singer. Just saw him perform in Chicago a few months ago and it's incredible how he can still hit his high notes in the original key. Great singer, and a phenomenal instrumentalist, too.

[@XxSTAR1977WARSxX]

To clarify for those who haven’t read up on the Monkees’ interpersonal relationships, Peter almost certainly “liked” Micky, “loved” Davy, and “respected” Michael.

[@cpt.dr.hawkeye1740]

No matter what, they were brothers through it all.

[@brettwallace1604]

It’s funny, since Davy just passed at that time that Peter wouldn’t had more to say had he been friendly with Davey. That’s too sad. There was a good opportunity for him to open up. Never get that chance again.

[@BrianGillespey-qm2cz]

Actually Peter Tork and Mike nesbitt did not like each other

[@SCHL0P]

@@BrianGillespey-qm2cz but they respected each other, as the comment states.

[@machenga]

That was my first question watching this interview and thank you for answering it

[@davidsedman3970]

RIP Mr. Tork. You will be missed.

[@macossa101]

And now there was one. RIP, Davy, Peter and Mike...

[@teresamcmurrin691]

Before you blast Peter too much, in a later interview he choked up and fought back tears while talking about Davey. Remember, this was RIGHT after Davey died. He was, as he said, "gobsmacked". People mourn in different ways and handle pain in different ways, so may not talk or act the way people expect them to, especially directly after the loss. I've known people that got cold and calm after losing someone which was their way of coping, of keeping it together. Be a little less quick to judge.

[@southerncomfort7490]

Exactly right, and well said.

[@1Snovy]

1/2022- A fan as a child I returned to the fold and looking at videos shortly before Mike's passing. The first time I watched this, I just didn't understand. But you're absolutely right. And as Mickey has said they were like siblings;love and hate and everything else in between. No matter what happened over the years they always returned to working together.

[@jocook17]

yeah it was absolutely the interviewer who led that interview to be more about him, the monkees and her adoration, peter just went with what he was being asked, he probably didnt even realise how much until later. he called the station specifically to go on & speak about davy so his focus was davy, unfortunately hers wasnt, she got caught up in her own fangirling & seemed to almost forget davy had just died.

[@jocook17]

Also i'll bet Peter expected the interview to go on a bit longer, so he was letting her get all her personal frippery out the way, so they could then get on to the serious issue of Davy, so i'll bet he was a bit surprised it interview ended when it did. The fact he contacted them means he must have really wanted to talk about it.

[@mrhomerbojangles]

Caught their gig some years ago about 2005 in London when they had a reunion. They were amazing and what surprised me that there was so many young people around 15 years of age at the gig, I thought it was going to be all oldies there. The gig was fantastic and amazing and was certainly worth seeing.

[@larryheyes5743]

And now also appearing on this stage in heaver,along with Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork. R.I.P.

[@MarkMikelVideos]

This is the first time a reunion or form of The Monkees did not include Micky.

[@sfcmp7005]

Davy's passing really had an effect on me. I had just gone through my own heart attack a couple weeks before him. I had 5 bye passes, and was recuperating at home when it happened. I felt so strange like, why him, and not me? I cannot explain why I felt that way either. But it really upset me. I grew up watching them in the 60's. My sister was a huge Davy Jones fan so we got to know them because of her. In fact, she was the one who texted me the news.

[@lindas.5191]

I'm hoping you are healed now. One event had nothing to do with the other. Time is coming for all of us. Don't be sad it will be over. Be happy that we got to do it. 🥰

[@MsMadmax1]

I really feel old! If this gal watched re-runs in the 1980's when she was a "child". I watched the shows when they were NEW in the 60's. I was in Kindergarten and I remember wolfing down my dinner on Monday nights so I could watch the Monkees because I was only allowed to watch 2 hrs of TV a day.

[@randilevson9547]

My favourite of these guys was Mike Nesmith. He has now passed on as well. Only Micky Dolenz is left. I liked Mike because he seemed intelligent, thoughtful, and he wrote songs, and actually played the guitar, all before becoming a Monkee. I loved his sideburns, and his slight Southern accent. Maybe the wool hat, too. He was sexy, man. Especially to a pre-teen me. This is a comment about the Monkees, so no mention of the Beatles will be made in this space. Lots of praise to lavish on those guys, in their own videos posted on KZbin.

[@abyios]

I was watching this video and thinking, gee, he looks good for his age. This was made in 2012. This is 2013. I had no idea he had suffered from cancer and had all these ailments. You know, I tend to remember the Monkees as they were in the 60s and on their TV show reruns. You just never think that these guys are going to get old someday. But of course they do, as we all do. They sure made me laugh back in the day. R.I.P. Davy Jones.

[@johnny10301968]

Davy, Peter , Mickey and Mike were each a big part of the Monkees it's just that Davy's death took away a big part of the Monkees' heart and soul.

[@joleneplourde9885]

And now there is just Mickey left 😢

[@MrLimeybeans]

He was also the youngest. It smacks you in the face.

[@coyclown]

My deepest of most heartfelt sympathies to the Monkees for the passing of Davy Jones, and to his family as well. I too, grieve right along with you! Davy was indeed a lovely lovely gentleman! May he rest in such wonderful sweet peace!

[@joycefreeman5628]

I’ve been watching them from the beginning as a child and as an adult got to attend a couple of the reunions without Mike. One thing that I have concluded from reading all about the interpersonal relationships is that who was nice and who was the jerk depends on who you ask and when you asked it. A lot like any other group of friends and colleagues. Look at what just happened with Mike’s passing. He largely rejected the Monkees legacy for a long time, he didn’t get it. Even a couple of years ago when he was touring with the Micky and Mike show, in one shocking interview at some type of meet and greet he says he’s just looking for the exit door. Meaning that that he wanted to die. But when he got really very sick and they did the farewell final tour, you can see how emotional he gets. You can tell that it’s raising him up to perform the music. You can see his love for the music and the fans come through. You can see that he finally gets it in his final performance if Papa Genes when he sings “for I love you and I know you love me”. The important thing to me now is that their cutting edge work is going to play in reruns forever, and they’ve been captured on film forever at the height of their youthful hotness. And so that’s the way we’ll remember them. A struggling band all living in the same house together and the best of friends. Whether true or not.

[@MarkMikelVideos]

Great post, Joyce! Thank you.

[@charlenemack7040]

When I was in my early teens I wanted every day to be Monday 7:30 PM Eastern standard time because that’s when The Monkees came on TV! My sister who is five years older than I am would watch it with me she loved them also! My very favorite was Peter Tork! Rest In Peace Davy, Peter and Mike! My heart is broken! 💔

[@michaelclark4043]

The Monkees came out right about the time my parents were going through a bitter divorce. The Monkees were the ones who pulled me through during that difficult period of my life. It made the experience suck a little bit less! 😢😮

[@alisontopalian8592]

Oh what I feel about this band. I was 10 in 1968. 5 when the Beatles arrived. These guys are my childhood heros. My dad died on Feb 24 2012. Davy died 5 days later. My mom died Feb 18 2019. Peter 3 days later. I used to joke, thank god I don't have any more parents. Then Micheal died. It hit hard. There went my entire childhood. I still listen to the music. And think of my parents 😢

[@jenny3589]

Look every one....The Monkees, for all their flaws, were a great band for their time...and they entertained us for years... I had the pleasure of meeting all of them in the 80's and for whatever problems they had with each other, and you can read the books to prove it, they were a great concert and a fantastic time.. Peter had just got hit with the news 2 days before... their fights were well documented, but they were professional and I think that's the way Peter wanted,and did just that.

[@jayblue5310]

They were not a band they were a comedy act pretending to be a band..

[@elizabethbeckman1947]

​@@jayblue5310Morvan and Pilatus "Milli Vanilli" did not sing any vocals on their music releases, and so returned their1990 Grammy for Best New Artist. Not so for the musical artists of NBC's television series "The Monkees - while 2 played musical instruments professionally, all could and did sing, all could and did act - well enough the production won 2 Emmys in '67 Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy. So true, Mike, Micky, Peter and David were not hired to be a band but portray one; also true, blurring the line between a "reel" band and a real band was not their doing. It was the series' clever producers, avid fans of Rock 'N Roll and the Beatles, who knew their target audience, assembled A-list comedy and song writers; these same producers employed studio musicians (a common practice) to facilitate their tight production schedule, and then, very intentionally, released/distributed to viewers Monkees' music as the television series premiered. Eventually all the actors would play instruments, write, perform, perform live, and record Monkees classics as well as their own music. Then the production did a horrible thing as you know it ended after 2 years. Leaving its audience wanting more, the series returned in syndication, over time -decades, airing in global markets leading to opportunities for the now real authentic band of professionals inspired by the series to play on. What Mike, Micky, Peter and David were in '66 is not what they became after the series ended; it is not how Mike and Micky finished in 2021.

[@jacquelinecassidy947]

The Monkees were a Great part of my childhood. Davy is deeply missed.

[@MrNathan791]

I grew up in the 70's loving those reruns of the Monkees . Like so many of those groups from the 60's & 70's, there always some to be only one member left to reflect on the rest of the members who have passed on from this life. RIP Davy, Mike, and Peter. You all was a big part of my Saturday morning/afternoon TV viewing. All the craziness was funny to watch.

[@kainnosgoth7336]

I grew u pin the early 70's, becoming a teen in the mid-late 70's and a full adult in the mid 80's. The Monkees were a part of my viewing from the time I was 5 or 6 in 1970 and onward and they were and continue to be a wacky wild ride that becomes more fun as it goes along. I won't say "as it gets older" because the Monkees will NEVER get old.

[@loribc1965]

+Kain Nosgoth Don't you just love love"That was then this is now?" It just makes the era complete

[@kainnosgoth7336]

loribc1965 The song you mean? Yeah it does make it complete. That was on the "Just Us" album if I remember right which was back around 1997.

[@MarkMikelVideos]

@@kainnosgoth7336 That Was Then, This Is Now wasn't on Justus. It was a reunion single featuring Micky and Peter in 1986. Then Davy joined them for their huge reunion tour that same year. Then the 3 of them did an 80s album called Pool It. Still That Was Then, This Is Now was too old to be on Pool It. It's only ever been on Monkees hit compilation albums. ✌

[@footballdiehards9612]

all four of you were given a gift. and you f-ed it up. and you still don't seem to be thankful for what you received.... But thank you for reminding me how I should be thankful every day of my life. Thank you!

[@gggrrr00]

Good point. Tork has no class, and sounds like he's got loads of baggage, all while being oblivious to the tremendous good luck he received. Another Ego case… good grief..

[@djpaul146]

Rip Peter you will be sadly missed 😭😭😭😭😔🙏

[@525Lex]

Thank you, Peter. You are one great guy!

[@brendaproffitt8520]

The Monkees were a great band loved their music Peter Tork did a wonderful job on davy Jones death thank you

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*The 'Nez' said "When an assistant told me "I just heard that Peter has died" it was like I'd been kicked in the guts because I never got the chance to tell him I loved him and that I was sorry I hadn't been a better friend to him than I was for all these years and that I was glad to be a 'Monkee' with him because nobody forced me to audition because I wanted that job and then when it turned into a career that I never saw coming and I felt "Is this what I really want?" instead of thinking about the other three and what they wanted"* ____________ *Jones was a 'Star' long before the 'Monkees' and so was Dolenz as 'Corky' in 'Circus Boy' and they both had an advantage over Peter and Mike because they 'knew how things work in show-business' and that was something that Nesmith had a hard time dealing with because he didn't understand 'The 'Show' is the 'Star' and not us personally* ___________ *There was a boy 'Leon' that I was friends with in Dearborn that I knew from 'K' to 7th. Grade...he lived about a block down the street from me* *All that time I never realized how poor Leon and his mom were, living in a tiny house the size of maybe two big 'garden sheds' and that Leon never seemed to have much of anything* *I always had pocket-money/ lunch money/movie money and Leon never had any money at all and I just never realized he was poor because I thought 'everybody lives about the same as my family does' and I had no knowledge at all of being 'Poor'* *My family moved away to Las Vegas in late '67 and I never even thought to get Leon's address so I could write to him or maybe call him sometimes...and now my heart hurts at what a poor friend I was to him and how much I missed him later when I had no 'real friends' at all* ____________ *It's funny how you think of something or someone from more than fifty-years ago and suddenly it 'smacks you in the face' when you realize "I was pretty much a sh!t to someone who was 'my real best friend' and it's only now I realize it and what it must've meant to him 'how I was'* ____________ *I LOVE YOU LEON AND I'M SORRY FOR 'HOW I WAS' TO YOU*

[@lindas.5191]

Thank you for that quote from Michael. I never saw that, only the one where he said they never liked each other and they barely spoke. That always made me feel so sad for Peter. Why the animosity? I think if Michael truly said that, maybe he realized before his time came how his attitude made Peter feel. Michael was clearly favored and listened to over Peter even though Peter was a far better musician. It still makes me feel bad. And I guess you, too, have grown up and taken responsibility for never doing anything to help your friend. I'm sure it was just thoughtlessness, i.e. being a kid, with no maliciousness. Sadly enough, I don't think that was the case with Michael and Peter. But we're all human and not perfect. We live and learn, hopefully.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

@@lindas.5191 *Like I wrote, the 'Nez' just didn't see it was a 'Group' effort and not 'Me and three other guys' at that time* *As for all the rest of 'Who was better who?' it means nothing as far as the 'Monkees' were concerned because it was a 'Group' effort* ________________ *Lennon said many times "The Beatles" from the day Ringo came-in was ALWAYS the 'four of us' and not 'Lennon and his backing-group"* ________________ *Leon & Me?* *YOU are way off-base w/"How I treated him" because I took him to movies/MickyD's/share candy/et al/et cetera* *WHAT more could I have done as a 9/10/11yr.old?* *I'm sorry for the fact that I did NOT have his address/phone#/etc. and that I never saw or heard from him again ever and he of course could not know where I was...I don't remember telling him "We're moving" because I myself did not know it was 'permanent'* _______________ *I AM sorry that I was not a better friend to him than I was because I never realized how poor he was, he and his mom* *At 68 there is no 'live & learn' left to ponder for me or for him, if he's still around*

[@lindas.5191]

@@gerrynightingale9045 I think you did the best you could as a young boy. I think we all have some regrets about our past, but we just carry on.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

@@lindas.5191 *'Carry On' does nothing to 'make it better' for me or Leon* ___________ *My very own 'Mommy Dearest' was a 'text-book' example of a 'Sociopath' that made my life and my older sister's life miserable as kids* *She HATED the fact that I had any friends at all and in fact was never satisfied with me in any way no matter what I did or did not do* ___________ *My step-father was completely neutral to me, as-if I were nothing more than a 'clever pet that talks and wears clothes'* *I was a constant 'whipping boy' for my mother's violent emotional 'roller-coaster' and lived ALWAYS under the threat of being beaten in a way that didn't show at school* ___________ *My sister and I were more 'Trophies on a shelf'' to be 'shown-off' as 'extensions of herself' and not separate small humans* ___________ *I've always been 'damaged goods' inside and that can't be fixed and it pisses me off that one of the few friends I had was lost to me and I'm so emotionally detached I felt nothing over it and I SHOULD 'feel regret and loss' and to tell me 'let it go' is like asking someone dying of thirst to 'Just ignore that water over there'*

[@lindas.5191]

@@gerrynightingale9045 I'm truly sorry for your pain over what transpired in your childhood. I did not mean to sound insensitive.

[@starbabi7]

Peter was my favorite I was little in 1966, but never was able to see them in concert. He is still cute too.

[@ladykws]

Peter Tork is forever a cutie-pie. He was definitely the cutest of the bunch.

[@lyricberlin]

for you. Micky was for me.

[@ladykws]

@@lyricberlin To each his own. More Peter for me in Heaven, ha.

[@lindas.5191]

@@ladykws Me, too. Not quite sure what he had, but he never lost it. Maybe it was his enthusiasm for his music, his kindness, his goofiness or a little bit of everything. I will always love him.

[@ladykws]

@@lindas.5191 You have good taste, ha. :)

[@lindas.5191]

@@ladykws I think I'm obsessed. He's been gone three years, and I can't get him out of my mind.

[@baldbuthandsome]

I think he said a lot they weren't friends getting together as a band .. they were strangers put together for a business. I'm sure we've all met people we dislike or grew to dislike for all sorts of reasons, There's were a clash of musical ideas as Peter said it was a tribute to their professional ethics that they could put it all aside for the music and the fans

[@cricketandbuddy]

Actually, I think they both should share the front-man title. I think all 4 guys made the group what it is. I loved the Monkees when I was young and I still enjoy listening to their music.

[@moorlock2003]

The Monkees had no “Front man” and neither did The Beatles. Whoever wrote that copy should be slapped.

[@just1again]

For everyone who was put off by this interview ( as i admit I was ), please read Peter's comments on his Facebook page concerning this . You will feel better (as i do). His words are so moving. About the "ratios" : Peter said Davy was the one he loved most.

[@smokinbear9266]

Man, I watched this show obsessively when it first aired! Davy Jones was my first crush - I was 8 and wrote him a letter telling him that I wanted to marry him. I was so saddened to learn that he left us. Peter Tork is awesome and Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith (He was a serious musician so his distance is understandable)

[@skyemcleod1]

Very sweet interview. Thankx.

[@stringhawke]

THE MONKEES TV series lasted only two years, but it's cancellation wasn't due to a lack of quality, but because the zeitgeist of the culture was changing so quickly during the late 1960s. In terms of comedy and music, it was and remains first-rate entertainment, and despite its brief history as a first-run series, its enduring popularity and influence speaks volumes.

[@jocook17]

i think also the studio weren't that into the way they wanted to change the show so much - they wanted it to be totally different in every way, & maybe they didn't have anyone interested in taking the lead on it - Bob & Bert were more into film by then. A show with celeb guests takes a lot more effort & more staff/ crew etc, & a lot more money. The Monkees themselves were also very hard to manage, a lot of messing about etc, and i'll bet it was getting old to the studio having to deal with the chaos all the time too, even so, it does seem like an odd decision to cancel something so successful & just do nothing with them - with some effort they could have come up with something i'm sure,.

[@annmariemcleod6670]

Davy, Peter and Mike are all gone

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

my fisrt love, I was only five❤️ Must admit I have never seen him so serious in an interview.

[@bobbyohanesian4228]

I saw them in Melbourne Florida in 2001 Incredible concert! 1000 Times better than I thought it would be...so sad Davy is gone.....

[@notmemate]

I tried riding a bike into the ocean back in the 1970's because of the opening credits of the Monkees. Seeing it again makes me want to try it again- perhaps a lake this time.

[@laurieragle4819]

I just now watched this years later and they talked more about the show then about Davey passing and his family and reactions. I love this show and Davey and Peter acturally are my fav but wish they would of talked more about Davey then about how they all worked together

[@spiritualtruth8489]

I see Peter's face and see like he is not happy

[@lancetop]

When I was a boy in the 1960s, I had the hugest crush on Peter Tork-lol I thought he was totally the best looking Monkee. Peter really kept his looks over the years didn't he! He seems every bit as handsome now, as when he was a young man:)

[@jeanettesmith765]

And I watched this show every week starting at the beginning. I'm old.

[@robyale]

I'm sorry you feel that way. You're missing out. "You Just May Be The One", "You Told Me", "Sweet Young Thing", "Writing Wrongs", "Mary Mary", "The Girl That I Knew Somewhere", "Circle Sky", "Daily Nightly", and "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round" rank right up there with the best of the era. Take a listen again and see how wonderful those tracks are.

[@MarkMikelVideos]

I agree and all those songs you listed were written by Mike Nesmith except one- What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round. R.I.P. Nez

[@sherrybirchall8677]

My very most favorite Monkee was always Peter Tork. Always so obviously sweet.

[@lumbago12]

Was just going to add that before I saw your posting. Saw them live (minus Mike) in 1989; what an amazing musician Peter is!

[@karendegraaf1146]

No matter what else, Hey! Hey! They will ALWAYS be The Monkees to us❤

[@martinmorales5456]

I saw Peter at an AA meeting in San Francisco but I didn't say a word to him he was all by himself very quiet they told me to leave him alone but I should have went up to him said hi I always regretted that may he rest in peace if you want to say hi to somebody don't listen to people do it from the heart I always regretted it I always love the Monkees when I was little kid well that's a little anymore I'm 58

[@patbrennan6572]

So hard to believe it's been 12 years, where does time go ? Slow down.

[@daveshepard9154]

Great interview!

[@debragarrity5097]

Peter was my favorite. I was 11 in 1966 and saw them in concert in Detroit. I remember we all screamed and I saw girls fainting. I loved Peter's looks and I really loved when he fell in love on the Monkees show. I used to pretend I was the girl he was in love with.

[@marciemeow]

@just1again finally i have seen Peter's full letter to us on his fb page. How touching it is that he felt he wanted to write us that letter, share with us how he feels, they (he and Micky and Mike too) must surely know then of course how much we have loved them over the years, so many years and will continue to do so. Its touching that it is touching them that our love is felt by them.

[@wendylable]

Peter Tork was a musician, also. He played 12 instruments, and was an established folk musician. Check out his bio.

[@jamessveinsson6006]

I think this is the longest ever watched her since she’s been on the air

[@jenniferfaravelli434]

Thank you for recognizing that. ❤

[@THXx1138]

No matter how much you try to make it about you, it isn't, Maddow.

[@randiholbrook5849]

Mike once said, "It was HIS band." (Speaking of Davy). "We were just his sidekicks." So he did respect Davy, and they were all like brothers, and had spats just like brothers do. But in the end, they loved each other. Especially Peter and Davy. Its clear to see in many of their videos and in the 56 episodes of their show. Peter also admitted to having a "crush" on Davy, but that's another story altogether!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

In 2001, Davy and Micky fired Peter from The Monkees; Peter's view was that he resigned from the group himself just before the end of their 2001 tour. This is what Peter said of this matter then: _"Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones fired me just before the last two shows of our 35th anniversary tour. I'm both happy and sad over the whole thing. I loved the work onstage, but I just couldn't handle the backstage problems. I'd given them 30 days' notice that I was leaving so my position is that I resigned first and then they dropped me. Thank God I don't need The Monkees anymore... I'm a recovering alcoholic and haven't had a drink in several years. I'm not against people drinking - just when they get mean and abusive. I went on the anniversary tour with the agreement that I didn't have to put up with drinking and difficult behavior onstage. When things weren't getting better, I gave the guys notice that I was leaving in 30 days for good."_

[@matthewronsson]

Put the doobie out, Peter and Davy butted heads. You are thinking of (perhaps) Mickey and Davy, who were close friends and always at each others house when they had kids around the same age. Peter and Davy were often at loggerheads back in the day.

[@lindas.5191]

@@matthewronsson He still said he loved Davy the most, so there's that.

[@rickcharles5064]

Anytime you slam a group together that doesn't know each other and they get big, the egos are strange. Who got the most fan mail, who are the girls trying to catch, etc, etc. In-fighting almost always develops. It's a very different world for them, almost surreal. Practically every time though they mellow as they age, get together and reminisce about how great those times were.Have interviewed many artists and it's amazing when you talked with them "back when" then again later in life. Usually if two were at odds back then, they see that as stupid later and they "find" a love. Outta write a book.

[@ProudKansan08]

He looks DAMN GOOD for a 70 year old.

[@PolyphonicPress]

His voice has changed quite a lot. Even after watching the Monkees' Behind The Music which was only about ten years ago.

[@MrLimeybeans]

Cancer surgery ,treatments and alcoholism will change a lot of things.

[@lindas.5191]

@@MrLimeybeans He had been clean and sober for decades.

[@debgresham4398]

RIP Davey, Peter, and Micheal..always in our ❤

[@genericgeorge]

Peter played his cards very close to his chest here. Probably the best way to do it

[@MsRmaclaren]

I, still to this day, have all of their albums.

[@melaniexoxo]

Oh my the comments! What he was saying is that he didnt have a lot of great memories of Davy so he didnt want to rehash what his exact experience was. That they kept it professional should tell you what their relationship was like. They weren't close, but this is how it was and I have a lot of respect for him for not making things up just to have something to say

[@RobMacKendrick]

He's also an awesome musician. Look up his impromptu performance, in his own living room, of "I'm a Believer". It's a whole new song.

[@PopRocks-ph8pe]

Good God where did the time go? When did I get old? Seems like yesterday when I seen them in the 60's Why do old memories hurt so much

[@groovymovie3213]

I love you, Peter! :)

[@kennethmelnychuk9737]

This was aired before Rachel contracted a terminal case of TDS & I do hope that it will go into remission someday but I’m not holding out hope.

[@mistabook]

Wow, Rachel is so impressed! Great interview. Sad, too. Even at this stage, Peter clearly didn't have much love for Davy. So strange, I always thought of both of them as being pretty easygoing. I'm late to Monkees lore and didn't realize they had gotten into it so many times.

[@tamilashultz9194]

+MrBook Davey was a nice guy. Peter was a jerk. So they got into whenever Peter decided to act out. He's a jerk in this interview as well.

[@loribc1965]

+MrBook If you watch the videos Peter really has issues..watch daydream believer at the end. One thing I noticed,,,I think Davy & Peter have a relationship

[@alfx5432]

Great interview, Rachel dam looks cute.

[@just1again]

@U2platters Oh, I'm glad you found it! I was planning on getting back to you on that-its just been a rough week. I went to Beavertown for Davy's memorial yesterday. It was really nice and healing too. Micky and Peter both sent letters which were read there. nothing new from Mike, but his original posting was read.

[@chrissimon8368]

Peter Tork had an amazing life considering his early years.

[@deejiminez2630]

My teenage years and got to see them at the Hollywood Bowl. God bless them.

[@tygersflowerz]

I watched them when they were on reruns on Nick at Nite about probably 1986-88? Davy Jones, first crush. 🥰

[@Springamatul]

Only Micky left now feeling sad 😞

[@75smurfette]

What a classy interview. More celebrities should condcut themselves this way in interviews.

[@smellferd1]

did he actually say anything?

[@menswear2112]

Mike and Peter loved each other but, like brothers, they just couldn’t make words to express it.

[@reneehurt387]

Rest in peace and birthday wishes to Peter Tork. 2. 13. We miss the Monkees separately and as a group. My favorite episode of yours is when you went after the girl with hair the same color as yours

[@Cathkinghost]

This interview was all about himself and how he's still bitter about something. Clearly he couldn't give a hoot about DJ.

[@sambradley2975]

I feel the same, I grew up watching with the show.

[@michaelgentiluomo5385]

I was building a deck and all the post and joists had to be bolted together. I kept yelling at my helper "Tork it Peter!"

[@HilaryMG]

Peter was my favorite but loved Davy also, but your right not much was said about Davy Jones and the poor man just died :( R.I.P

[@Dallasstuff1]

@Monkofmagnesia Your point is well taken. Technically, the tour ended because the tour management was adding dates without informing the band making for logistic nightmares & challenging to properly promote. The original tour went East to West Coast ending in L.A. Then East Coast dates were added, as well as West all the way to near Vancouver and Midwest including St. Louis area. It was going to be difficult to get the band there and very challenging to set up the multimedia & performance stage.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

So odd...he said a lot of words but didn't really say anything at all.

[@KarlSharicz]

+Donna B. Yeah, much like the politicians of today do!!

[@tamilashultz9194]

+Donna B. He's a liberal socialist. That's par for the course.

[@Kazyman]

+Donna B. Typical Peter Tork. Don't know how he ever got by the screen tests for the show. He's a flat-liner. He's like Canada: Doesn't affect the world negatively; doesn't affect the world positively. Doesn't affect the world at all.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

+Tamila Shultz And his politics have to do with Davy Jones...because...?

[@ryanbeaty4893]

It was generally agreed that Peter was the most talented musician of the group. He knew more instruments than the others and he also brought an innocence to the show, that the show would have lacked without him. I think he represented the group that often gets accused of being "flat" but actually offers quite a bit from under the surface. He is also the intellectual that speaks as honestly as possible without trying to be sensationalizing. I HEAR he can be a bit of an @ss.

[@GrahameBDunn]

It goes to show that there are as many opinions as there are people. I love the re-runs, and so do my kids. Their private life - well we all have one of those, don't we?

[@jackiefahey8430]

Watching interviews with Davey Jones He Was more than I thought Bless u

[@mnpd3]

I watched every episode of the Monkees too.... but not as reruns; I watch them after school once per week.

[@felixmadison5736]

Too bad you couldn't have been there in the mid 60s when it started Rache! It was great to be a teen back then when the Monkees were 'coming to YOUR town'.