It's true! Strange as it may sound, lovable, adorable, cute and cuddly Herman's Hermits are jealous! Of what or who? That's the most amazing part. Believe it or not, Herman's Hermits are jealous of you - the normal, average teen!
Being still teens themselves, the boys are in a good position to see what you have and what they don't have. The result? They're jealous of you!
Oh, that's impossible, you must be thinking. Herman's Hermits are rich, famous, they have everything they could ever want! Well, maybe so. But they're still a bit jealous - and they have pretty good reasons, too.
Herman told us, "The average teenager takes his summer vacation for granted. School is out for two months or so and teens can just be 'lay-abouts.' We can't do that! We never get a set vacation every year. And we don't get Christmas vacation or Easter vacation or Thanksgiving or anything like that!" He smiled and added, "Of course we're not complaining about that Thanksgiving vacation. We British don't have that anyway, you know!"
Derek Leckenby continued. "When we get a vacation, we usually have to spend it hiding in a hotel room somewhere! Sure, we manage to have fun at times. But being a celebrity is a bit of a strain on the nerves, if you know what I mean."
We knew what he meant. Almost always surrounded by police and security guards. The Hermits can't exactly do what they'd sometimes like to do. You may be able to do all the sight-seeing you want when you visit a new city. But The Hermits often have to spend the time between shows cooped up in their hotel!
"And," Barry Whitwam put in, "we aren't even allowed to poke our heads out of the windows!"
Keith Hopwood told us, "Another thing we're jealous of is the average teenager's privacy! If they want to be alone, they go into the bedroom and shut the door. We can't exactly do that!
Karl Green added, "Adults are always talking about how teenagers love to talk on the phone. I wish we could have some phone privileges! Most of the time our calls to our hotel room are monitored. And if the phone does ring, we're not even allowed to pick it up! Can you imagine what they does to our teenage spirits?
Well, the Hermits may have good reason to be jealous of you. But we can think of still another reason - one the boys left out. You, the average, normal teen, can absolutely adore that fab group - Herman's Hermits!