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In 2013, Prince borrowed someone's guitar—and then smashed it on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.'

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Prince broke a borrowed guitar with a wild onstage toss in 2013. But the story ended well.

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The Bee Gees harmonize beautifully on a live acoustic version of "Massachusetts."

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The Bee Gees' perfect harmonies and humor charmed Johnny Carson in acoustic performance

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The Bee Gees' blissful a cappella 'How Deep Is Your Love' might beat the classic original

Those harmonies never sounded better.

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In 1999, Genesis revamped a '70s classic with Peter Gabriel. It remains sadly overlooked.

The song still feels like a gorgeous glimpse of what could have been.

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The Bee Gees honored The Beatles with stunning covers medley in 1973

The Gibb brothers were highly influenced by the Fab Four.

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Jack White's old garage-punk band recorded a single and hid 100 vinyl copies inside furniture

"[W}e really went to great lengths to make sure possibly no one would ever hear our record!"

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We've been saying 'it's all good' for 30 years and it turns out we have MC Hammer to thank for it

The Funky Headhunter continues to ripple through time and culture.

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Jack White once said he's never tried drugs and his reasoning is genuinely insightful

It's all about authenticity.

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Elton John didn't recall writing this '60s song, until a former bandmate gifted him the demo

The "Tiny Dancer" singer was very nearly in a prog-rock band.

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After Def Leppard drummer tragically lost his arm, Phil Collins sent him an 'incredible' letter

"He had an inkling of what it would be like—to be a drummer and to be involved in something so horrific."

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If The Traveling Wilburys 'reformed,' people say these 5 modern-day rock stars make the cut

Supergroups are fun to brainstorm, but chemistry is key.

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Catholic priest becomes viral sensation with amazing drumming skills, even winning over metalheads

"I’m hoping to point people not to me but ultimately to God—to goodness, to truth, to what’s good and positive."

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Rock band crashed Beatles' studio and jumped on Yoko Ono's bed. John Lennon wasn't happy.

"I can only imagine how they would have reacted if they had seen us playing their guitars."

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Rick Derringer said working with 'Weird Al' typecast him and 'ruined' his producing career

“Suddenly I became known as a novelty producer."

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Will.i.am recounts bizarre story of why Michael Jackson considered Prince a big 'meanie'

According to the tale, The Purple One played bass in The King of Pop's face.

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Why Radiohead's Thom Yorke finds it 'offensive' when people call their music 'depressing'

"A lot of creative power is from that feeling."

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The magical 1982 Genesis reunion with Peter Gabriel was actually to save him from crushing debt

Gabriel found himself in an alarming situation, receiving “horrible phone calls and death threats” from his creditors.

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