Keith Richards heard the riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in a dream. He woke up, played the riff on a tape recorder and mumbled "I can't get no satisfaction" and went back to sleep.
15
Michael Jackson used a special shoe to perform his "Smooth Criminal" lean trick.
6
Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
2
Jimi Hendrix played a song dedicated to MLK the night of his assassination that is described as one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever played. Nobody at the entire concert recorded it.
16
Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
27
Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
58
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