Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
"Oh Well," from their 1960s Peter Green era, is the only Fleetwood Mac song played in concert in every decade they've been extant.
Fall Out Boy's "The Kids Aren't Alright" song title is not a reference to The Offspring's 1998 single of the same name. It actually alludes to The Who's 1979 rockumentary film called The Kids Are Alright.
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
David Byrne says "Road To Nowhere" is about "how there's no order and no plan and no scheme to life and death and it doesn't mean anything, but it's all right.
A one-ton bell was custom made for AC/DC's "Hell's Bells." The recording was slowed to half speed to make it sound like a more ominous two-ton bell.
The co-writer/guitarist on many Alice Cooper hits, Dick was also Lou Reed's axeman on the Rock n' Roll Animal album.
Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit.
Newman makes it look easy these days, but in this 1974 interview, he reveals the paranoia and pressures that made him yearn for his old 9-5 job.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?
The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.
Is Owl City on a quest for another hit like "Fireflies?" Adam answers that question and explains the influences behind many others.