Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
Ed Sheeran's "Bloodstream" was written after an experience taking MDMA during a wedding celebration in Ibiza; it's basically about all the feelings that he got from that time.
Before recording "Boom Clap" herself, Charli XCX offered the song to Hilary Duff, but her people turned down the tune because it "wasn't cool enough for Hilary."
Robert Plant's "Heaven Knows" is a satirical look at the '80s, when style seemed to trump substance.
Chuck Berry's only #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling," a novelty song about a boy and his... you know.
Richie talks about producing the first two Kiss albums, recording "Brother Louie," and the newfound appreciation of his rock band, Dust.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."
Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Kim explains how they do it.
Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.