Monkees Quotes

Wherever I go, people still shout out: 'Hey, hey, we're The Monkees.' And I never tire of that. ~ Davy Jones

The Monkees were never cancelled for a start. NBC wanted to do a third year. ~ Davy Jones

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup ... ~ Ben Horowitz

With relish, Kevin explained the boy's claim to fame: An elderly couple in an adjacent apartment had complained about how loudly he played his CDs of the Monkees at three in the morning. The next weekend, the couple's daughter discovered her parents in their bed, slit from crotch to throat. "That's appalling," I said. "I can't believe anyone still listens to the Monkees. ~ Lionel Shriver

When I was 20, in 1957, and maybe you would say I was old enough to know better, but nevertheless, I was completely nuts about Buddy Holly. And I loved pop bands that had absolutely no intellectual pretensions whatsoever. I loved the Monkees. ~ Tom Stoppard

The Monkees are like the mafia. You're in for life. Nobody gets out. ~ Davy Jones

I was getting Monkees Monthly and there was a competition to draw a Monkee. I did a caricature of Micky Dolenz and won 10 pounds-a fantastic sum of money for me then. I bought a secondhand tape recorder, which further launched me. They've been very responsible for me getting started. ~ Andy Partridge

I was addicted to 'The Monkees' TV programme - not so much because of the music but because of the commercials in between. The programme was sponsored by Yardley, and in the commercial breaks, there would be these English girls on roller skates, wearing hot pants, and I just thought, 'God! How neat!' ~ Marie Helvin

(The Skrull Beatles discuss their future.)
"So when this is all over, are we still gonna be the Skrull Beatles then?"
"I quite fancy being the Skrull Monkees for a bit."
"The dialogue's easier."
"As long as I get to be Peter Tork. ~ Paul Cornell

During the summer, Screen Gems launched the New Monkees, which miserably failed I understand. I never saw it. ~ Davy Jones

I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music. ~ Jane Wiedlin

When I was 11 I became a massive fan of The Monkees. We had a so-called 'band' of kids on my street and we'd go along to people's houses and mime to Monkees records. ~ Gary Numan

After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The Monkees' came along. ~ Micky Dolenz

We've all had our thing. I listened to the Monkees when I was little kid. ~ Les Claypool

The Monkees changed my life but ruined my acting career. ~ Davy Jones

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

Davy Jones was the grooviest of the Monkees, which makes him one of the grooviest pop stars who ever existed. He was the best dancer in the Monkees, the Cute One, the one with the coy English accent, the bowl-cut boy-child who shook those cherry-red maracas and always got the girl. He was also the guy who stole David Bowie's original name. ~ Rob Sheffield

I can come to your place."

"I don't think that's a good idea," I'd said...

"You don't want me to see where you live? What are you hiding over there? Another boy band?"

"Yes. You've found me out. I've got the Backstreet Boys in the attic."

He paused for a second and then began to laugh. "The Backstreet Boys? How old are you again?"

"Shut up, Hayes."

"You sure you don't have the Monkees over there as well?"

"I'm hanging up. ~ Robinne Lee

My most favourite gigs that ever happened were solo, before The Monkees ever happened. ~ Peter Tork

The Monkees are to the Beatles what 'Star Trek' is to NASA. They are both totally valid in their contexts. ~ Micky Dolenz

Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too. ~ Micky Dolenz