Since the studio where Aerosmith recorded "Sweet Emotion" had no maracas, Steven Tyler cranked up the microphone and made the sound with a sugar packet.

The Hard Rock Cafe began collecting rock memorabilia by accident. Eric Clapton gave the owners a guitar to reserve his bar stool, Pete Townshend followed suit, and the collection grew from there.

When audience members refused to stand, Twisted Sister's Dee Snider yelled, put spotlights on them, and got the crowd chanting "F--- you, F--- you!" before storming off the stage. When he complained that "they wouldn't get up," his manager said, "They couldn't: it was the handicapped section!"

Barry Manilow's hit

"I Write the Songs," was written by Beach Boy Bruce Johnston.

Days before Woodstock was due to begin, organizers learned that they only had time to build a fence or a main stage. They got the stage but, unable to control admission, they lost a fortune in ticket sales.

Celine Dion declined a "Best English Singer" award at a Quebec awards show because "most people understand that I am not an English language artist." She sang phonetically at concerts and "didn't understand

a thing I was saying!"

At the end of "A Day in the Life," Paul McCartney added an ultrasonic whistle, inaudible to humans, to amuse his Shetland sheepdog.

The Austin Powers films owe their lives to hockey & radio. Mike Myers created the groovy spy while reminiscing about the swinging '60s after Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love" came on as he was driving home from hockey practice one night.

After seeing Reservoir Dogs, in which Quentin Tarantino says "Like a Virgin" is about a slut meeting a well-endowed man, Madonna sent him a copy of Erotica + a note: "It's not about d*ck, it's about love."

After writing "She Loves You," Paul McCartney showed his dad. "That's nice, son," he said, "but there's enough of these Americanisms around. Couldn't you sing, 'She loves you, yes, yes, yes'?"