On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak.
When David Bowie sings, "We like dancing and we look divine" in "Rebel Rebel," it's a reference to a famous drag queen known as Divine.
"Personal Jesus," a song about "being a Jesus for somebody else," was inspired by Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town came from the hashtag #girlcrush, which its co-writer, Lori McKenna, spotted on Instagram.
Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" was written by a guy named Eddie after going through a weird therapy session where he punched pillows to get out his aggressions.
Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
Emilio talks about what it's like to write and perform with the Tower of Power horns, and why every struggling band should have a friend like Huey Lewis.
The Yardbirds drummer explains how they created their sound and talks about working with their famous guitarists.
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
Taylor talks about "The Machine" - the hits, the videos and Clive Davis.
