It's a pity he can't just keep his animosity to himself then. He only shows
himself in a lesser light IMO.

I love this bit :
"Jones adds, "(Nesmith)'s not an entertainer in the sense that Micky,
Peter and I are. He has his back to the audience half the time."

Yet many would rather see Mike perform, even IF he had his back to the
audience half the time!
And frankly I'd rather watch re-runs of the TV shows and movie on DVD than
pay money to see the Monkees without Mike now anyway.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/132814/Jones-has-no-time-for-Monkees

JONES HAS 'NO TIME' FOR MONKEES
Thursday October 8,2009

Davy would've enjoyed being part of the Monkees forever, I think it
pisses him off that the others didn't share his enthusiasm for the
project. To keep lashing out at the others, though, is pointless.
They're all good guys, but they were not an organic band, and therein
lies the problem. The Beatles formed a bond years before they were
famous to any degree. The Monkees were chosen, and thrown together,
without any prior friendships. Four guys very different from each other,
the only thing they have in common is having been Monkees.

And even the Beatles fussed and broke up. They just didn't trash each

Davy would've enjoyed being part of the Monkees forever, I think it
pisses him off that the others didn't share his enthusiasm for the
project. To keep lashing out at the others, though, is pointless.
They're all good guys, but they were not an organic band, and therein
lies the problem. The Beatles formed a bond years before they were
famous to any degree.

And they still broke up and never really got back together.
(OK a bit hard after John died, but could have done it as a threesome like
the Monkees did when Mike wasn't interested)

And the Monkees *did* get back together how many times now?
Seems to me they've been able to keep the group touring over the years,
while still being able to do their own thing, far better than many regular
groups of the era. With a few notable exceptions of course, like the Rolling
Stones for example.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/132814/Jones-has-no-time-for-Monkees

JONES HAS 'NO TIME' FOR MONKEES
Thursday October 8,2009

MONKEES star DAVY JONES has ruled out ever reuniting with his
bandmates
after launching a scathing attack on his former pals, insisting he has
"no time" for them.

The singer has lashed out at Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky
Dolenz,
accusing guitarist Nesmith of having his head "firmly up his a**".

Jones adds, "(Nesmith)'s not an entertainer in the sense that Micky,
Peter and I are. He has his back to the audience half the time.

"(He's) a brilliant businessman (but) as a person, I haven't got time
for him. He's very aloof and separate."

Jones accuses Tork of being too disagreeable to work with, while he
says
of Dolenz, "I couldn't imagine sharing a stage anymore with Micky
Dolenz, who doesn't want to play the drums and wants to play the
guitar
at the front of the stage."

The foursome, who found fame in the 1960s, last performed together in
1997, and, according to Jones, it will never happen again.

He tells the National Enquirer, "It's not a case of dollars and cents.
It's a case of satisfying yourself. I don't have anything to prove.
The
Monkees proved it for me."

It's a pity he can't just keep his animosity to himself then. He only shows
himself in a lesser light IMO.

I love this bit :
"Jones adds, "(Nesmith)'s not an entertainer in the sense that Micky,
Peter and I are. He has his back to the audience half the time."

Yet many would rather see Mike perform, even IF he had his back to the
audience half the time!
And frankly I'd rather watch re-runs of the TV shows and movie on DVD than
pay money to see the Monkees without Mike now anyway.

Very true, yet I do wonder if they were approached with the
possibility of getting back together (again) and everyone was
agreeable to the idea except Davy? Or maybe he was but the others were
not interested. Davy talks about Nez having his head up his a** yet
Davy clearly has his own head up his own a**. And by speaking out the
way he does and with such animosity, I'd say his own head is more
further up his a** than Mike's any day.

I don't recall Mike bashing
any of his former bandmates in any recent interviews. Of course, most
of the recent Nez interviews have been free from any content involving
the Monkees as a band or as individuals.

Same here on both counts, but I'd have to ask Davy what Nez concerts
has he been to where Mike had his back to the audience? Course, he's
probably referencing the reunion concerts in the mid-90s.

I'm tempted to blame that wife of his.  Sometimes, victims of abuse
start talking crazy!  It's like a cry for help!

He's actually talked about them, and drawn comparisons between them &
The Beatles lately.  I hope Jonesy doesn't scare him off!  Who needs
that kind of headache?

I'm tempted to blame that wife of his.  Sometimes, victims of abuse
start talking crazy!  It's like a cry for help!

You can't blame Davy's wife for his badmouthing of the other Monkees.

He's been badmouthing them off and on for several years now.

He's got
a lot of anger.

I think a lot of it may revolve around the possibility
that he wants to do something and the others aren't receptive to his
ideas. Of course, a lot of that could be because of his own past
actions with them. He tends to be outspoken but also has a tendency to
be his own worst enemy. In your face isn't the best kind of diplomacy.

He's actually talked about them, and drawn comparisons between them &
The Beatles lately.  I hope Jonesy doesn't scare him off!  Who needs
that kind of headache?

Where are those interviews? I'd like to read them as the ones I've
read lately has no Monkee content in them.

My friend wondered if those are his sincere thoughts.