who wrote so you want to be a rock and roll star
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on the band's 1967 album, Younger Than Yesterday.[1] The song was inspired by the manufactured nature of the Monkees and was released as a single on January 9, 1967 (see 1967 in music), reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, but failing to chart in the United Kingdom.[2][3]