#this is from the commentary track on monkee vs machine

[helpingfriendlybook]

peter tork is the ringo starr of the monkees… he said so himself..,.,

[mickgaydolenz]

highlights of peter’s commentary from monkee vs. machine:

mocks mike twice in a horrible southern accent 😂 -> “YoU’rE tHe OnLy OnE qUaLiFiEd�� and “wElL tHaT mEaNs ThE tHiNg CoMeS bAcK bY iTsElF”

“Oh yeah michael…..preaching… 🙄”

fucking throws mike under the bus TWICE -> peter says mike hired him to play 4th chair guitar for the songs he produced (out of 12-15 guitar players mike apparently always had for his tracks) and then says he thought the guitar always sounded “thinner” on mike’s tracks despite the amount of guitars especially in comparison to the sound boyce and hart got with 6 guitars 💀. HE ALSO makes a nice little jab at the end saying mike could play the guitar lick for last train to clarksville in the 60’s but when they tried to do it during the ‘96 justus/reunion tour he couldn’t play it at all 💀

PETER HATED DOING DRAG!! -> he does astutely say that part of it might have been because he was insecure with his masculinity, but then he also said he hated how whenever they did it the crew would catcall them 😂

peter explains that for about 2 months prior to filming james frawley ran improve classes for them, which he says helped a lot with their acting abilities and comfort with doing bits. he also mentions that they had them filming a lot of commercials early on too which further helped them to develop a bond together

peter compares himself to ringo -> he felt like his character was meant to fill the role of the off-beat member of the group, the one not quite like everyone else but still necessary