33 Fascinating Songwriting Stories

Where do songs come from? How do songwriters do what they do? Check out these and other fascinating stories about some of your favorite tunes.

Did you know that Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" was first written as an ode to breakfast? The opening guitar riff in "Satisfaction" came to Keith Richards in the middle of the night. He got up, wrote it down, and went back to bed. Later it became the iconic Rolling Stones tune.

So, if you're a songwriter, don't give up. You never know when inspiration is going to hit you!