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Do you have a stage name?

I joined a band (on keys) where most of the guys had been playing together for 40 years (since high school), they all had nicknames (guitar was Cajun, bass was Bopper, drummer was Burkhardt - his last name, whatever). They said I had to have a nickname, so they gave me "The Extreme", often shortened to Extreme. I guess it works because I do get into my solo work on keys.
 
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My stage name is FilTurd for two reasons, 1st the band name Gerbil Turds.
2nd I have/had times to just express my feelings toward people that start talking crap during a show.
We also have our vocal guitarist Joey drinks-a-lot because he gets so hammered before a show if we aren't in the opening slot. So we try more often then not to get the #1 or 2 slot.
We have Duec Bremalow because he's always hanging out with women when not in a steady relationship.
Last, we have Pat Attack or Gentleman of Leisure. Depends what the mood is....
 
No stage name, but I have two names already- my American name, Cameron, and my childhood Ukrainian name, Miron Juravitch. Mostly I'm the one making nicknames for people; sometimes they like it, sometimes they don't. If they don't, I do stop using the nickname, though sometimes other people pick up on it, much to the chagrin of the person with the new nickname. i still feel bad and guilty about naming this one hapless percussionist guy named Gregor "Samsa", after Gregor Samsa who turned into a cockroach in the Kafka story- people picked up on that one, poor guy!
 
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Not really a stage name, but our drummer gave me a sort of an alias in his writings about the days we were occupied with art and music. He said he named me Giacomo Fittipaldi, because he felt it suited me. He'd been in Brazil, which was probably an inspiration too. And there was something fast about that name that he felt would suit my temper.
 
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Not really a stage name, but our drummer gave me a sort of an alias in his writings about the days we were occupied with art and music. He said he named me Giacomo Fittipaldi, because he felt it suited me. He'd been in Brazil, which was probably an inspiration too. And there was something fast about that name that he felt would suit my temper.
"Fittipaldi" is a major insult where I live, it means a guy who ejaculates too soon!
 
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Kinda. When I was gigging with a classic rock band, the BL decided my name was note sufficiently rock-n-roll to announce from the mic. First name is "Jonathan" and the last name sounded awkward to him. So he dubbed me "Jonny C" and that's who I am onstage ever since. Not a true stage name like "the Demon" or anything but it's not what people call me at work or anything.
 
If you have a stage name of any sort, or know someone who does post it. If you can, maybe include how you got that name.
I shall start. Although my name is Matt, i am called "Homeless Dave". I got the name during the SD State FFA convention, when a person whom i had never met before called me Homeless Dave because i had my ffa jacket in a bag (wasn't required to wear it in ag mechanics and the clothes i was wearing made me look homeless.
not intentionally, my first name followed by Bass! example, "john Bass"
 
"Fittipaldi" is a major insult where I live, it means a guy who ejaculates too soon!

I wonder if he was aware of that, anyway I told him that I wasn't too charmed about the name.
It sounded latin, or Southern, while I'm more of a Northern type
And the fictional character that he based on me, didn't seem to have much in common.
It was a sort of scientist, while I was more involved with art and music.
So I guess he gave his twists of mind a freehand in his writings.