ater ▁and ▁Di ▁Bl asi ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁and ▁Y oko ▁O no ▁directly ▁through ▁" fri ends ▁of ▁friends ". ▁They ▁sent ▁them ▁the ▁track ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁written ▁by ▁Tony ▁explaining ▁their ▁process ▁and ▁in ▁return ▁were ▁granted ▁appro val . ▁The ▁song ▁would ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁Wild flow er ▁if ▁the ▁sample ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁cleared . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁not ▁finished ▁until ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁master ing . ▁Ch ater ▁had ▁a ▁flight ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁ 7 : 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁Di ▁Bl asi ▁stated , ▁" so ▁we ’ re ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁till ▁ 6 : 3 0 ▁that ▁morning ▁till ▁he ▁literally ▁was ▁like ▁‘ I ▁got ta ▁go ▁man , ▁I ▁got ta ▁hop ▁on ▁the ▁plane .’ ▁We ▁were ▁like , ▁‘ we ▁think ▁it ▁sounds ▁good . ▁F uck ▁it .’ " ▁Many ▁tracks ▁the ▁A val an ches ▁considered ▁for ▁Wild flow er ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁album ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁contribute ▁to ▁its ▁overall ▁style . ▁Coll abor ators ▁on ▁these ▁songs ▁included ▁J ens ▁Le k man , ▁Con nan ▁Mock as in , ▁ ▁August ▁D arn ell , ▁and ▁Luke ▁Ste ele . ▁Once ▁the ▁style ▁was ▁more ▁defined , ▁they ▁picked ▁from ▁tracks ▁they ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁which ▁fell ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁others , ▁similar ▁to ▁making ▁a ▁mix ▁t ape . ▁The ▁group ▁int ends ▁to ▁release ▁these ▁record