Musician names/alter egos

[Horrorhiker]

Not 100% relevent but I have a famous persons name as it is. I'm always torn as to whether to change it, or keep it. (for music purposes, not IRL). 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Horrorhiker

[Nail Soup]

10 hours ago, Sarah5string said:

I've got 2 daughters with the same surname which is hwy I've never gotten around to changing it back!

My sister did the same thing...... kept her husbands name after the split due to the children’s names at school etc.

Still not changed even though the ‘kids’ are grown up and left home, and she’s been in a relationship with another bloke for a few years.

[Combed20]

It may shock some to learn, but the original Damned rhythm section of Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible used stage names! There real names were Chris Miller and Ray Burns.

 

I like the stage name Awesome Wells.  I hope to get to use it one day.

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[mike f]

And who can forget Vim Fuego?

[Guest]

1 hour ago, mike f said:

And who can forget Vim Fuego?

Who can forget Malcolm Devon?

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Luther James Grosvenor played guitar for Mott the Hoople as Ariel Bender

[TheRev]

I quite like having a stage name - it's like an alter-ego that gives you that allows you the freedom to be a different persona on stage, cmpared to your day job.

In a previous band I was The Rev (hence the user name), in the current band it's Magners O'Magnersson:

http://skimmityhitchers.co.uk/who-we-arr/

 

[Sarah5string]

Let's not forget 'Unpronouncable symbol' aka prince aka Prince Rogers Nelson

[Sarah5string]

Just now, TheRev said:

I quite like having a stage name - it's like an alter-ego that gives you that allows you the freedom to be a different persona on stage, cmpared to your day job.

In a previous band I was The Rev (hence the user name), in the current band it's Magners O'Magnersson:

http://skimmityhitchers.co.uk/who-we-arr/

 

Great name

[DaytonaRik]

I can't believe that no-one has mentioned the amazing collection of names/alter-egos present in the fantastically named Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction - featuring amongst others

• Zodiac Mindwarp (real name Mark Manning)
• Heavy Metal Bear (real name Alex Bradly)
• Flash Bastard (real name Jan Cyrka)
• Kid Chaos (real name Stephen Harris)
• Suzi X (real name Richard Levy)

And my personal favourite - 

Trash D Garbage (real name Paul Bailey)

[MacDaddy]

4 minutes ago, DaytonaRik said:

I can't believe that no-one has mentioned the amazing collection of names/alter-egos present in the fantastically named Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction - featuring amongst others

• Zodiac Mindwarp (real name Mark Manning)
• Heavy Metal Bear (real name Alex Bradly)
• Flash Bastard (real name Jan Cyrka)
• Kid Chaos (real name Stephen Harris)
• Suzi X (real name Richard Levy)

And my personal favourite - 

Trash D Garbage (real name Paul Bailey)

and Cobalt Stargazer, and Slam Thunderhide, from the original line up.

[DaytonaRik]

2 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

and Cobalt Stargazer, and Slam Thunderhide, from the original line up.

And the best drummer name ever...Boom Boom Kaboomski!!!!

[madshadows]

Luther Grosvenor was renamed Ariel Bender when he joined Mott The Hoople !!  😛 

John 😎 

[Mykesbass]

Arnold George Dorsey changed his name to Gerry Dorsey after his covers of Jerry Lee Lewis hits. He then went on to greater fame having borrowed the name of a 19th Century German composer, Englebert Humperdinck. 

[Nail Soup]

How about some which went over peoples (or maybe just mine) heads...….? Here's three

• Pete Briquette of the Boomtown Rats.... took me years to get that one. I think it's an Irish thing where peat is used as fuel and sold in small bricks.
• Perry Farrell of Janes Addiction...… meant to be equivalent to 'peripheral'.
• Steve Nieve of Elvis Costello and the Attractions..... meant to be pronounced 'naive'

 

 

[JapanAxe]

3 hours ago, Sarah5string said:

Let's not forget 'Unpronouncable symbol' aka prince aka Prince Rogers Nelson

Prince’s symbol looks like it should be pronounced ‘sex trumpet’.

[FinnDave]

Let us not forget Bert Camembert, Dingo Virgin, the Divided Alien, all used by Daevid Allen of Gong.

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 14, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[Nail Soup]

2 hours ago, Jus Lukin said:

Lee Brilleaux, and even Wilko Johnson.

And even The Big Figure.

And Sparko.

[MacDaddy]

Have 'Bono' and 'The Edge' been mentioned yet?

[Nail Soup]

One of my faves (name and player):

 

Jah Wobble

[mike f]

Slash

Ringo

Liberace

What a band that’d be!

[Andy_L]

Shocked to discover that Genesis P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle would have been known as Neil Megson by his mum.

[Nail Soup]

The Cramps were pretty good....

Lux Interior

Poison Ivy 
Nick Knox

Kid Congo Powers