It was a stream-of-consciousness exercise. () McCready booked studio time in a tiny studio here with our friend Stu behind the board and another friend playing drums. We don't have the discipline to sit down and teach each other parts, so you're writing simple chord changes that someone else can follow without having to take breaks to learn them. It was probably eight minutes long originally. I listened to the tape and picked out the better wishes.〔"Interview with Eddie Vedder". Microsoft MusicCentral. February 1998.〕