eden’s Reviews > I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness > Status Update

i hit the character limit for status updates but man, this quote is rather sad. i just watched the monkees’ first (and only) feature film head and this quote feels very reminiscent of the film’s main theme. that feeling of being trapped and kept by other, oftentimes famous or powerful, people seems to be a constant in micky’s life. i know his writing was meant to be humorous there but still, it got me thinking. not sure if i’ve ever said this online before but the monkees’ story in the later parts of the 60s remind me very much of buster keaton’s career struggles after signing to mgm in the late 20s and early 30s. both are cases of immensely creative people being stifled, smothered, and ruined by the companies who think they know what’s best for them. both are cases of being artists being stripped of their agency.