Did you know? Several iconic songs were inspired by personal experiences or encounters: The Kinks' "Lola" by Ray Davies meeting a transgender person, Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" by a dream of walking underwater, Metallica's "The God That Failed" by James Hetfield's mother's death due to rejecting cancer treatment based on Christian beliefs, The Rolling Stones' "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown" by Mick Jagger's exhaustion after touring, Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young" by a man trying to convince a Catholic girl to lose her virginity, and Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" by Mark Knopfler overhearing appliance store employees complaining about rock stars' lifestyles.
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