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Did you know that the Bee Gees were named after the initials of the DJ called Bill gates? Did you know that the actual story behind the foundation of the name from the rock-band 10cc is much more trivial and boring compared to urban legend that surrounds it? Have you ever ask yourself why the hell would someone decide to name his band Chumbawamba? Here you are able to widen your knowledge by learning about the origins or rock bands names and pop artists pseudonyms.
10cc: a metropolitan legend claims that the band who wrote the hit I'm Not in Love has chosen her name as a gesture towards the average man ejaculation, that is estimated as 9cc of sperm. As a matter of fact, this guitar rock band name is originated from an aspiration this guitar rock band manager, Jonathan King, had in which he was building a band by the name of 10cc
Alice in Chains: Lane Stanley and Jerry Cantrell had meant to form a heavy metal band that will perform covers of Slayer while wearing dresses. However, there plan did not emerge, the specific band remained. Alice in Chains is a remove on Alice's adventures in wonderland by having an S and M twist. Bee Gees: The Gibb brothers first been on mind the name The Rattlesnakes as a name of their band.
Later they've come up with the thought of honoring the initials of both Brothers Gibb as well as their good friend and something of their first supports, DJ Bill Gates, that has absolutely nothing to use the founder mof Microsoft.
Chumbawaba: apparently, among the band members had a strange dream, by which he could not choose which public toilet door he should enter because the Men and Women signs were replaced with Chumba and Wamba signs.
The Doors: formerly named Psychedelic Ranger, inspired by a William Blake quote: If the doors of perception may be cleansed almost everything would appear to man because it is, infinite. Elvis Costello: was created as Declan Patrick McManus. When he had started his musical career, he adopted an alias developed by a combination of Elvis and Lou Costello, mainly because he represents the precise complete opposite of the other Elvis.
The Fall: taken from the title of a novel authored by Albert Camus.
Grateful Dead: originally named The Warlocks. The foundation from the cult band final name was inspired by a classic English folk tale, which themed around a traveler who's saved by the spirit of a dead person who is grateful for that travelers generosity and his willingness to pay for the deads man debts to ensure that him to become buried.
The Happy Mondays: Shaun Rider was inspired by the happy Mondays he and the other members of the band were having as unemployed who were spending the day that follows the weekend in sleeping as the other people were off and away to work.
Ice T: the controversial gangsta rapper has chosen to name himself after Iceberg Slim, a famous pimp who later became an author of books that describe gangsta living. Johnny Rotten: the Sex Pistols leader was born as John Lydon. He received a stage name that was found more desirable to have an anarchist punk having a set of rotten teeth.
Kraftwerk: the pioneer electronic band adopted the German translation of the term Power Station.
L. LL Cool J: James Todd Smith pseudonym is an Acronym for girls Love Cool James.
Marilyn Manson: the bandleader pseudonym mixes two of Americas favorite celebrities: Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. Other members of the band are using the pseudonyms Ginger Fish, Twiggy Ramirez and Madonna Wayne Gacy.
Nine Inch Nails: inspired by the nails that attached Jesus to the cross
The Orb: in Woody Allens Sleeper, there is a silver ball that causes individuals who touches it to react in strange ways. This product was called The Orb.
The Pogues: originally named Pogue Mahone, that is Kiss my Ass in Gaelic, this guitar rock band shortened the name to avoid airplay censorship.
Queen: a word that catches both transvestite and royalty connotation was the perfect band name in the eyes of Freddie Mercury.
The Replacements: based on the myth, the punk rock-band adapted the name after replacing military services weapons band inside a gig, an accidents that made them introduced themselves as The Replacements.
Sex Pistols: Malcolm Mclaren accounts for the option of the name, partly to assist promote the clothes shop called Sex of Vivien Westwood who used to be his girlfriend at the time.
TLC: the initials from the band members nicknames T Boz, Left Eye and Chilli. Additionally, it suggests the acronym for Tender Loving Care.
UB40: the politically oriented band was named following a kind of British unemployment form.
Velvet Underground: named after the title of the unknown sex book that one of the band members finds lying around the sidewalk Weezer: this guitar rock band front man was nicknamed Weezer in high school since he was a geek who experienced asthma that caused him to create wheezing sounds.
XTC: this punk band was formed in 1976 well before using the drug was popular. This guitar rock band had changed its original name Star Park after watching a Jimmy Durante clip by which according to him: Im in ecstasy!
Yeah Yeah Yeah: according to Karen O, the inspiration towards the hip band name originated from the brand new Yorker phrase, meaning something similar to whatever.
ZZ Top: there are two versions associated with the origin from the band name. According to the first one, the specific band is really a spoof around the name from the blues musician ZZ Hill. According to the second version, the name pertains to a combination of two popular brands of cigarette rolling papers: Zig Zag and Tops Rolling papers.
