Martin was not involved in producing the two new singles reuniting McCartney, Harrison, and Starr, who wanted to overdub two old Lennon demos provided by Yoko Ono—"Free as a Bird" and "Real Love". Though Martin's hearing loss was cited publicly as the rationale,Martin's hearing loss 4hearingloss.com. Retrieved: 23 September 2007."handed over further duties to ELO supremo Jeff Lynne" icons.org.uk. Retrieved: 23 September 2007. he was not asked by the band members to produce the tracks; Jeff Lynne performed these duties instead.
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