Absent Fathers and Secret Origins

In an interview for the PBS History of Rock n' Roll documentary, Seymour Stein talked about signing the Ramones to Sire Records. He said, "I thought they were the most commercial band in the world. But everyone told me, no, I was wrong."

If the Anxiety of Influence has to do with destroying the connection to the source material, hiding and covering lines of lineage, isn't it the case that all fathers are absent?