 Nesmith added that "Head" was Rafelson and Nicholson's intentional effort to "kill" the Monkees, so that they would no longer be bothered with the matter.Indeed, Rafelson and Schneider severed all ties to the band amid the bitterness that ensued over the commercial failure of "Head".At the time, Rafelson told the press, "I grooved on those four in very special ways while at the same time thinking they had absolutely no talent."