Do you have a stage name?

[oldrocker]

Hugh Jassole

 

[dreamadream99]

I’ve only ever known two musicians who had stage names.

One was involved in criminal activity, and wouldn’t let his real name be used in any introductions or programs. The other did a lot of contract sub work, and always used a fake name and Social Security number, to dodge the IRS, so kept up the ruse while on the job.

 

[devilkitty]

My surname is Basso.

Everyone thinks it's a stage name.

 

[darkestsun]

This is really entertaining. High school is boring, TalkBass is not!

 

[Gyver]

MC George Michael T

 

[alembicguy]

Mungus Mumphrey

 

[vvvmmm]

In my country band I'm Johnny Bottoms. In my power pop band I'm Johnny Buttons. I don't have a good reason for either one...

(from page 4) Sounds like you better have one available.

I call myself, "Vlayman".

Others call me, "dooshbag".

 

[sigterm]

My band sings songs like, “Capt’n Cunninglingus”, “I like my women bi-curious”, “do you remember when one-finger felt good?” and “all I want to be is a porn-star”.



So, Yes!

I don’t use my real name.

Haha almost sounds like a wheeler walker jr cover band

 

[REV]

Rev

 

[Flippy]

Nah

 

[Steadfast]

I was in a band where the singer said "fire that ****head."

It stuck like As if I am made of rabbit fur.

 

[JimmyM]

Willie Fistergash

 

[Pirate Captain]

Ritz Cracka is my rap name

 

[Steven Ayres]

In '79 in SoCal I worked for a while with a Top 40 band out of Monroe, Louisiana. The leader didn't think my real name had enough panache, so he called me Jesse Stevens onstage, because "y'kinda look like a Jesse."

That was the band that gave me the tinnitus, iirc. Not my fave.

 

[pablomago]

Fast Lane Pablo
Bike Lane Pablo (Fast Lane lost his license)
Dr. Honey!
Aesop Waldo Firehead (I have red hair)
Pablo Mago

 

[EricMordus]

Love Hammer

 

[EricMordus]

Stu Gots

 

[eldorado2001]

St Louie
Also Sterling Brushnickel

 

[eJake]

The reggae band I'm Jake Slash. Roadie gave me the name cuz I play bass/rap. He still reminds me about it after a few of whatever's free.

In the salsa band im Gigante (because I'm huge. It's super clever.)

 

[trevcda]

I think there's a difference in using an honestly acquired nickname and picking a random "stage persona" out of thin air. A nickname is ok, the invented identity is cheesy unless it's some sort of theatrical theme to the group (even then sometimes it's questionable)

This, coming from someone with the nickname "Dr. Love"?!!

That's okay; Just kidding around with you. Due to my (ahem) prolificacy as a younger lad, I got saddled with the nickname "Cap'n Love". The "Cap'n" coming from my love of the breakfast cereal and the "Love" for obvious reasons. That nickname still pops up from time to time. I wonder which of us holds rank, by title?