Overview

• Barbra Streisand's memoir 'My Name is Barbra' reveals that a conversation she had with her then-boyfriend James Brolin in the mid-90s inspired Aerosmith's hit song 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing'.
• During a moment of intimacy, Brolin told Streisand, 'I don't want to fall asleep, 'cause I'll miss you', a sentiment that Streisand found deeply moving and shared during a 1997 interview with Barbara Walters.
• Songwriter Diane Warren was watching the interview and was inspired by the conversation to write what would become Aerosmith's first #1 hit in 1998.
• The song was used in the movie 'Armageddon' and was nominated for an Oscar the same year.
• Streisand expressed gratification at the widespread response to the song, noting that many people were moved by the words that had originally been spoken by Brolin.