Lionel Richie hosted the American Music Awards the night he recorded "We Are The World."

"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons is based on the philosophy of Plato and his work called "Allegory of the Cave."

The idea for "The Man Comes Around" came to Johnny Cash from a dream he had where he was in Buckingham Palace and the Queen said to him, "Johnny Cash, you're just like a thorn tree in a whirlwind."

Justin Timberlake originally wrote "Gone" for Michael Jackson, but his team turned it down, so 'N Sync cut it instead.

Quincy Jones wanted to change the title of "Billie Jean" to "Not My Lover" so it wouldn't be confused with the tennis star Billie Jean King. Michael Jackson refused.

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.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Psychedelic Furs lead singer Richard Butler talks about their first album since 1991 and explains what's really going on in "Pretty In Pink."
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
"Missing You" was a spontaneous outpouring of emotion triggered by a phone call. John tells that story and explains what MTV meant to his career.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.