<P> `` 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 . 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 . </P>
<P> `` 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 . 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 . </P>
who wrote so you want to be a rock and roll star
who wrote so you want to be a rock and roll star
Jim McGuinn Chris Hillman
Jim McGuinn Chris Hillman