Paul McCartney dreamed the melody of "Yesterday" one night and immediately wrote the music the next morning. He then looked around for a month to make sure that he didn't subconsciously plagiarize it from somebody else.
11
In 2007, Joshua Bell pretended to be a street violinist and went mostly ignored. Just two days earlier, he played in a sold out theater with each seat costing $100. The violin he used on the street was worth 3.5 million dollars.
5
During an interview when Adele was asked about her weight and figure, she replied “I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears”.
27
Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
58
Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
103
Jimi Hendrix played for Englebert Humperdinck when his regular guitarist failed to show, Hendrix had to play behind a curtain and Humperdinck says it was like having 3 guitarists behind him.
10
Most people turn their music down in the car when finding a street sign to "see better".
34
Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
27