The kid in Madonna's "Open Your Heart" video became a successful songwriter. His songs include Amy Winehouse's "You Sent Me Flying" and James Blunt's "1973."
Prince kept doves at his Paisley Park mansion. And yes, sometimes they did cry.
The melody to "Yesterday" came to Paul McCartney in a dream, but the lyrics he had to write consciously. His first attempt at the title was "Scrabble Eggs."
Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
A key line in "Africa" is "I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become," which is about drifting away from what you really want in life. Toto keyboard player David Paich, who wrote the song, felt his work was consuming him.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit.
Michelle Branch talks about "Everywhere," "The Game Of Love," and her run-in with a Christian broadcasting network.
The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
