the byrds recorded "so you wanna be a rock'n'roll star?" about the monkees, not liking the star-making machinery that made the monkees famous overnight. mcguinn later said the song was about the pop music business, not the monkees. they softened their opinions, though, once they'd met the band and saw they had real talent. members of the byrds played on monkees recording sessions, and the later band crosby, stills &amp; nash was formed partly from meetings at peter tork's house.