The artwork is part of the process that never ever had anything to do with Guy so his answer doesn't mean anything really.
That's a part of the process that runs most of the time simultaneously and it's run by another team, and in which MK has a said, approve or refuse. With DTRW MK refused the work presented by Salvador Lavado Design and suggested to use the picture of the road that was used in the end.
Probably while they are ending the mix in order to be sent to mastering, someone else is working or already has a project for the design of the cover and maybe is already approved or rejected, but this is something we usually don't know as our source is usually Guy, and he's not involved in that.