I'd Rather Be Dead to Gun Control in 8 Steps
- I'd Rather Be Dead was produced by Richard Perry
- Richard Perry produced Goodnight Vienna
- Goodnight Vienna was recorded by Ringo Starr
- Ringo Starr played drums for Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses
- Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses was arranged by Van Dyke Parks
- Van Dyke Parks attended the funeral of Harry Nilsson
- Harry Nilsson testified before Congress in 1984 on February 24
- February 24 in 1984 was the date when Harry Nilsson testified at a Congressional hearing on Gun Control