Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult wrote "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" after he was diagnosed with a heart condition and started thinking about his own mortality.
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz is from the perspective of Jesus Christ: "I am the chosen I'm the one."
"You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals was the first hit song to use the word "frenemies" in the lyric.
Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark" is titled after the 1964 Pink Panther movie A Shot in the Dark. His bass player, who co-wrote the song, was a fan of the film.
Pete Townshend wrote the lyrics for "My Generation" by The Who during a train ride from London to Southampton on his 20th birthday when he was thinking about "trying to find a place in society."
"At This Moment" was first released by Billy Vera & the Beaters in 1981, and hit #79. After it was used in two episodes of Family Ties in 1985-1986, it went to #1.
Wilder's hit "Break My Stride" had an unlikely inspiration: a famous record mogul who rejected it.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.