In July 1967, Jimi Hendrix went on tour in America as support to The Monkees. Booed off stage at every show he played, the guitarist lasted less than two weeks on the road with the pop band, quitting after just eight shows. "I think they’re replacing me with Mickey Mouse!” Hendrix subsequently told the NME.
The reception which The Jimi Hendix Experience received every night was mortifying for the headline act, who were fans of the Seattle born guitarist and his band.
In a new [paywalled] interview with The Telegraph, drummer Mickey Dolenz recalls, “Jimi and the guys would be out there, performing with all this amazing, theatrical virtuosity, y’know? Playing Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, guitar behind his neck, playing with his teeth. But the kids in the audience were just screaming: ‘WE WANT MONKEES! WE WANT MONKEES!’ night after night. It must have been incredibly frustrating for Jimi.”
