 By the time of the recording sessions for "Fifth Dimension", several other bands had enjoyed success with covers of "Hey Joe", leaving Crosby angered by his bandmates' lack of faith in the song.Byrds' guitarist and band leader Roger McGuinn recalled in an interview that "The reason Crosby did lead (vocal) on 'Hey Joe' was because it was "his" song.He didn't write it but he was responsible for finding it.