Why Musicians Chose Their Stage Names (pt. 2)

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Here's part two of the stage names video! In this part, we'll be covering the second half of the alphabet for the random musicians I picked for this big list.
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[dylancrawford]

Idk why he decided to only make this a two-parter. If this were an ongoing series I’d keep watching it, but maybe that’s just me

[TheBeardedProfessor]

So wait…the Talking Heads were in some way inspired to give the song “Radio Head” from their 1986 album and film True Stories that title due in part because of Ned the Head from Groundhog’s Day…a movie that came out seven years after the album True Stories?? Man, I know they were always ahead of their time, but that right there is pretty phenomenal!

I have to say that I love love love your content. However, as a huge Heads fan, I just couldn’t let this slip by lol

[BeeKnown]

to add onto the 'twenty one pilots' explanation (11:52), the band said:
''it’s a constant reminder that you have to make the right decision even though it may be the hard decision..It seems vague, but you’d be surprised how many times that applies to a band’s life and an individual’s life...I feel like we are all constantly encountering moral crossroads where the decisions that benefit the ‘now’ will have consequences down the road; but the decision that might seem tough and tolling right away will ultimately be more rewarding.''

[gunnerysgthartman]

I was always told ZZ Top was named after the 2 types of rolling papers for weed. Zig-Zag (ZZ) and Tops

[vixo]

7:33
But Groundhog Day came out in 93, and Radio Head came out in 86

[BirdieLouise]

Another leading Skrillex theory is that he is such a giant Kingdom Hearts fan and made his name an anagram of Killers, with an X mixed in. Its a reference to Organisation XIII in Kingdom Hearts, in which members mix their real names with an X. (For example, Lea becomes Axel).

In fact, he kind of low key confirmed this on twitter a few times. Not just that, but he managed to create the intro for Kingdom Hearts 3. He stated that composing the Kingdom Hearts III’s theme ‘was like a dream’, and that its been a lifelong dream of his to compose music for the series.

[thatbloodypanda]

In an alternate universe, The Cure decided to call themselves The Easy.

[thatbloodypanda]

Please make more I love these videos. So many great artists left to cover too. Joni, Smiths, Talking Heads, Kanye, Miles Davis, Weezer, MF DOOM, Death Grips...

[zenee]

Marshmello got his name from when him and his manager were trying to come up with a name for him, and his manager pointed out that his music was very mellow, so he chose the name Marshmello.

[xRanAngel]

7:25 love when Talking Heads my favorite band gets a shout out 😍

[jennymcdoodle]

You could fill all the spots just with the stories 100 Gecs told about their name

[rubidodisritmia]

actually the talking heads got the name "radio head" from a song by chico buarque called "último blues" where he says "radio cabeça" which means literally radio head and david byrne really liked the term, it's not because of groundhog day

[Gzeebo]

I dunno if anyone's said this already, but I thought Pearl Jam was supposed to be a reference to... you know, trouser gravy, gentleman’s relish, love yogurt...

[Obbee]

so many interesting Artists that has a cool stage name in my opinion.

Mos Def
Paramore
Quavo
Björk
Owl City
Mac Miller
Lana Del Rey
Hozier
Evanescence
SZA
My Chemical Romance
Zedd
Ava Max
Infected Mushroom
Arca
Zendaya
Tiësto

hated the names that starts with "the", "yung", "lil" and Bhad Bhabie and 6ix9ine.

[sonicandknuckles]

weezer got their name from rivers cuomo having asthma
=w=

[Ngasii]

9:33: The sounds of Tame Impala just made so much more sense🔥

[MegahumanPublishing]

Also, I would have left off artists who just use their real names.

[sammyyy]

I believe the Beatles actually got their name after being inspired by “Buddy Holly and the Crickets”

[johnnyCheeseburger]

I remember seeing somewhere that Robert Smith got The Cure from Nick Drake's Time has Told Me "a troubled cure for a troubled mind." It was quite a while ago that I saw that though and I don't remember where.

[Obbee]

Smiley Miley lowkey fire tho...or she could just pull a mononynous stage name and just call herself "Miley"