As a general rule, a band may start as a group of high-school students (share) the same interest in music. They may first practise their music in someone's house. And then the musicians may get the chance to give (perform) in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid cash. As time goes by, they gradually become known to the audience and some even make records!
The Monkees,, started in a different way. Of (it) four members, only one was good enough and the other three just pretended (sing) during the broadcasts. To be honest, it couldn't (call) a real band in the beginning. Anyhow, they succeeded and became so popular their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. (fortunate), the Monkees broke up about 1970. But they reunited in the mid-1980s and produced a new record in 1996, was to celebrate their former happy time.
