Barbra Streisand's Pillow Talk with James Brolin Inspired Aerosmith's Hit Song

Revelation in Streisand's memoir 'My Name is Barbra' reveals Diane Warren wrote the song after hearing Streisand recount the conversation on a Barbara Walters interview.

• 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.

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