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Peter Tork was an American musician and actor best known as a member of the pop rock band The Monkees. His role as the fun-loving and goofy keyboardist contributed to the band's success in the 1960s, with hits such as "I'm a Believer" and "Daydream Believer." Tork's musical talent and charismatic presence were integral to The Monkees' popularity and enduring legacy in pop culture.
"I never listen to music in the house, I listen to music in the car."
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"I never listen to music in the house, I listen to music in the car."

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"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."
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"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."

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"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."
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"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."

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"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."
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"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."

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

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

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

Now,
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"I am a still friend with Dave Crosby, he's a weird duck but I like him a lot."
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"I am a still friend with Dave Crosby, he's a weird duck but I like him a lot."

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"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."
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"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."

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"I did as well as I knew how and have nothing to be ashamed of."
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"I did as well as I knew how and have nothing to be ashamed of."

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"Every country has it trade offs."
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"Every country has it trade offs."

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"I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me."
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"I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me."

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"I get to play a scorching lead guitar, and there's not much that's more fun than that."
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"I get to play a scorching lead guitar, and there's not much that's more fun than that."

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

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"Getting to play the blues has been transcendant for me. I can't say if my finest hour is yet to come, you want to make a dent in this world, well I do anyway."
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"Getting to play the blues has been transcendant for me. I can't say if my finest hour is yet to come, you want to make a dent in this world, well I do anyway."

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"Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch."
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"Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch."

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"Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and the first few RCA records. He was wonderful, he had the power, the drive, and he was so dedicated to his music."
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"Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and the first few RCA records. He was wonderful, he had the power, the drive, and he was so dedicated to his music."

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

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"I am more of an old black and white movies fan."
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"I am more of an old black and white movies fan."

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"Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins."
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"Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins."

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"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."
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"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."

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"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."
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"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."

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"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."
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"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."

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

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"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."
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"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."

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