My fav Monkees reference is from the mid 90s shoegazer wars between the bands Oasis and Pulp. They would talk shit about each other in the press and at one point the guy from Oasis offered up an olive branch. He said ok, Oasis is like the Beatles and Pulp is like the Stones. The guy from Pulp replied: No, we're the Stones AND the Beatles and you guys are the Monkees.
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I really wanted to go to that Bukake because I thought for sure that you were going to be on the receiving end. - Ryan Knox to Jeff Steward