The Hays Code was enforced for over 30 years in Hollywood, banning lots of taboo themes, but in the late 1960s, it was abolished, making way for New Hollywood.

Tears for Fears were one of the most successful pop rock outfits of the 1980s, but their defining hit featured a lyric lifted from punk heroes The Clash.

Katharine Hepburn was desperate to star in the classic 'Gone With the Wind', which also featured Clark Gable, but she was told she wasn't pretty enough.

Billy Joel might have a lot of complex material, but that only makes it more noticeable when the simple songs shine through too much. Read more here.

Mel Brooks is a big fan of musicals, and he once recommended that everyone watch the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie 'Swing Time', released in 1936.

A look at Josh Homme and what Queens of the Stone Age were to him, from a good time band to one of the biggest rock bands around, via his love of Iggy Pop.

Steven Spielberg was not going to let Daniel Day-Lewis reject the main role in his movie 'Lincoln', with Leonardo DiCaprio helping to persuade him.

Dave Grohl is as much of a fan as anyone else, but he felt that some artists needed to be dissected a little bit more for him. Read more here.

Jake Gyllenhaal's career was dealt a blow when he starred in 2010's 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' and became ...

Bob Dylan isn't shy in saying no to people, but rarely expects it to be given back. Well, Patti Smith bucked that trend.

Many U2 songs can feel life-affirming for anyone that hears them, but even they had tunes that didn't always work over time.

Suzi Quatro was never an artist willing to compromise, and that's exactly what led to her becoming a number one artist.