When Hendrix burned his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival, doused it with lighter fluid and was careful not to touch the flames. He learned from experience: the first time he tried it, his manager administered the lighter fluid, and Hendrix burned his hands.
"Mercedes Boy" by Pebbles is about a real guy she fell in love with - they both drove Mercedes when she wrote it.
Radiohead's "Paraonid Android" was written after a confrontation in a Los Angeles bar with an irate woman.
Lorde was 16 years and 11 months old when "Royals" topped the Hot 100. In doing so she became the youngest ever solo artist to write and perform a #1 hit.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band-Aid was the first big group charity single. It was organized by Bob Geldof, who a year later put together "We Are The World" and Live Aid.
Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Tatjana Patitz lip-synched George Michael's lyrics in his "Freedom '90" video.
"Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads was inspired by chant band members heard at a P-Funk show where the crowd yelled, "burn down the house... burn down the house."
The Creed lead singer reveals the "ego and self-fulfillment" he now sees in one of the band's biggest hits.
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
Rufus Wainwright on "Hallelujah," his album Unfollow The Rules, and getting into his "lyric trance" on 12-hour walks.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.