Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship.
When "Believe" hit #1 in America, it made Cher, age 52, the oldest woman ever to top the chart.
"Piano Man" was inspired by Billy Joel's time playing at a piano bar in Los Angeles. The "real estate novelist" was a guy who always talked about writing a book, but spent all his spare time in the bar.
A perfume called Wonderstruck was named after a line in Taylor Swift's song "Enchanted": "I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home."
In "Kiss From A Rose," seal sings "kiss from a rose on a gray," not "grave," but he won't explain the lyric, feeling listeners should adapt the song to their own experience.
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.
The singer-songwriter Melanie talks about her spiritual awakening at Woodstock, "Brand New Key," and why songwriting is an art, not a craft.
The first of Billy's five #1 hits was the song that propelled Madonna to stardom. You'd think that would get you a backstage pass, wouldn't you?
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
The good doctor shares some candid insights on recording with Phil Spector and The Black Keys.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.