Berton had this basic guitar and drum riff lying around for a long time," he said, "even before the Knack got together. He played it for me, and I really liked it. I said we would do it someday, but I didn'
t know how we could use it at the time. Then, at the same time the Knack started, I met a little
girl named Sharona, whom I fell in
love with. When I would think about Sharona, Berton'
s riff came to mind. So Berton and I got together and worked out a structure and a melody and the
words. The result was 'My Sharona'."