Stage Names

[Mykesbass]

Having inadvertently hijacked an earlier thread, and at @snorkie635's suggestion, has anyone given themselves a stage name? My original post suggested place names were a good source, and, had I been a lot funkier mine would have been Rufus Stone. Once my Americana band gets gigging I'm thinking of going with the local 'beauty spot' Clent Hills.

 

What's yours, and how did you come by it?

[Jackroadkill]

My username started out as a stage name.  I was once described as "the type of scum who would happily eat roadkill", and I decided to own that.  My brother pointed out that "Owen Roadkill" didn't really have the edge it should have, so the Jack part was made up to fit.  Of course, this is when I was a twentysomething snake-hipped rock god and the lack of irony wasn't a problem.  Now I'm older, tubbier and greyer I look more like the actual roadkill itself.

[Lozz196]

I’ve just always used Lozz - with records/publishing etc that’s what I’m listed as for credits. 

[MacDaddy]

Yup. To avoid identity theft.

But also Macdaddy sounds more showbiz than my real name which is Brett Starshine.

[Mickeyboro]

Just now, MacDaddy said:

Yup. To avoid identity theft.

But also Macdaddy sounds more showbiz than my real name which is Brett Starshine.

Mine is Mick St Michael, a pseudonym I invented in 1984 when editing a short lived music paper, Soundcheck. It inflated the number of writers under my control!

 

Alvin Stardust once bought me a coffee. Amazingly, that was what appeared on his Mastercard rather than Bernard Jewry…

[steantval]

Back in the 80’s and 90’s when I used to sign the receipt for the gig money at the end of the night, I used a different stage name for every signature 🤔

[Roger2611]

Chris P Trousers!

[Maude]

I had to sign up to Facebook for band reasons and didn't want to use my real name as I hate all that previous acquaintance 'wants to add you as a friend' shite (if I haven't stayed in touch there's a reason). 

It's not really a 'stage name' but I signed up as Lowdown Al (Allan being my real name) and it's kind of stuck as a stage name now as obviously that's what it says when I'm tagged in stuff. 

If/when I'm introduced on stage it's usually "On bass, Lowdown Al, lowering the tone since '73".

 

My username is another story, which I probably should've used as a stage name looking back. 😁