Asher maintained that he served mainly as a source of second opinion for Wilson as he worked out possible melodies and chord progressions, although the two did trade ideas as the songs evolved. Contrary to the popular conception that Wilson composed all of the music to "Pet Sounds", Asher claimed significant musical contributions to "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times", "Caroline, No", and "That's Not Me". On his role as co-lyricist, he said, "The general tenor of the lyrics was always his ... and the actual choice of words was usually mine. I was really just his interpreter." He said that he conceived the title and subject matter of three of their eight songs. On the publishing royalties, Asher agreed to a 25% cut, an arrangement that he felt was not necessarily commensurate with his contributions.