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.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Donald Glover got his rapper name ‘Childish Gambino’ from an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator.
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At the age of 4, Bruno Mars was known as the youngest Elvis Presley.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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