"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
An Allen Ginsberg line from his poem Howl inspired "Machinehead" by Bush: "Machine says I saw the best minds of my generation."
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.
Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is about their founding member Syd Barrett, who became an acid casualty. Notice the S-Y-D in the title.
The White Stripes song "We're Going To Be Friends" is very innocent, but Jack White feared it would be interpreted cynically. It wasn't, and was even adapted into a children's book.
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
David Gray explains the significance of the word "Babylon," and talks about how songs are a form of active imagination, with lyrics that reveal what's inside us.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
