Rock history is full of classic songs that became hits accidentally. Music legends may seem visionary, but the vision isn’t always so clear. There’s an enormous amount of improbable luck involved ...

Classic rock and pop icon Phil Collins has never been one to shy away from bizarre creative choices. However, collaborating with the rap outfit Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was not what anyone was expecting.

"She was this absolutely stoned-gone, huge fan," he told the author. "And it was her mission in life that I should write her a song. And we were a little wary of Stevie. We didn’t quite know whether ...