Dewey the drummer came in - played drums - and we didn't even have a bass player. So, I had to hire a studio bass player. And I played rhythm guitar and then there were three instruments on the basic track. And then I overdubbed four more guitars and a harmonica and my voice. So, really that isn't much of a group you see when you get down to it. Only two people from the group played on it and the group idea wasn't there. I figured if I was going to do that, I might as well do it by myself. Since my original intention was to do a solo thing ... since I was doing it and giving the credit to other people ... and didn't particularly care for giving the credit of what other people were doing. There was no other way,
Neil Young
CBC Radio Interview with Robert Fulford
February 1969