The Monkees
Mike Grant, Rave, August 1968
HAVE YOU ever wondered what its like to hardly ever finish a meal in peace without someone thrusting an autograph book under your nose "It's not for me, you understand, but my daughter..." and to have to live most of your private life under the all-seeing eye of the camera and the all-hearing ear of the reporter? Davy Jones can give you the answer.
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