"Aberdeen" by Cage The Elephant is named after the birthplace of Kurt Cobain. It's in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" about his love for Pattie Harrison, who was married to George Harrison at the time. He eventually married Pattie, and managed to stay friends with George.
The Cure's "Lullaby" is based on a recurring nightmare frontman Robert Smith had as a child where he was eaten by a giant spider.
Rob Reiner named his 1986 movie "Stand By Me" after the song, since he thought The Body, a Stephen King story on which it was based, sounded like a horror movie.
The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies.
"Tush" doesn't have to refer to anatomy, according to ZZ Top. It's a word that also means "lavish."
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
Did Rivers Cuomo grow up on a commune? Why did they name their albums after colors? See how well you know your Weezer in this Fact or Fiction.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
