'...I said: 'Go on, I've got an open mind, I like a lot of country [music].' I listened to 'Pearl's a Singer' and told [Leiber & Stoller] I liked it but that they needed to [modify it with] a middle section. To which Jerry said: 'No problem'.
'I declared: "Let's continue, I have an open mind towards country music; I find it enjoyable." Following the listening of 'Pearl's a Singer', I proposed adding a middle section to the song. Jerry concurred: "No problem."'