worst stage names you've ever heard

[GKon]

A guy around here used to dress like Hank Jr. and call himself Bofeces.

That got a hearty laugh out of me

 

[GKon]

"Bono" isn't that great either.

Full name is Bono Vox. Talk about pretentious

 

[Jim Nazium]

Zakk Wylde

 

[pcake]

Dinah Cancer was an 80s classic stage name. And for bonus points, after 45 Grave she had another band called Penis Flytrap.

and their drummer called himself "hal satan"

 

[jamro217]

Please explain your question. Are these pseudonyms used by performers (i.e. Alice Cooper), or mean spirited nicknames being assigned to inept, incompetent band members (i.e "Hey, birdbrain!")?

 

[jamro217]

People used to think because my last name is actually Power that it was a stage name NO ITS REALLY MY LAST NAME!.... A friend of mine played in a band with a goth kid called himself AND introduced himself off stage as "The worlds prettiest zombie", when you are an overweight homeless lookin version of John 5 with a bowl cut IT AINT PRETTY!.

It's not the "power" part that ruined it, it was the "Captain" for the first name. Sounds too much like a comic book superhero.

 

[jamro217]

I used to work in photofinishing. A customer left off a roll of film under the name Peter Dick. I was expecting it to be porn, it wasn't. I was ready to give him grief over dropping film of with a pseudonym like that. He paid by credit card and his name actually was Peter Dick. Makes you wonder what his parents were thinking way back then.

At least they didn't name him "Harry".

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Englebert Humperdinck immediately comes to mind...

That was a real person, you know.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Ricardo Cabeza - just one I thought up.

Long time ago was in a band with the leader whose name was Chuck. He was a large person and his street nick name was Big Chuck.
He shortened it to B. C. and we became B. C. and the Cavemen.

 

[powmetalbassist]

Played in a band that was norse/germanic themed Power metal:

Female Vocals - The Valkyrie
Guitarist - The Warlord
Bassist (myself) - The Chancellor
Drummer - The Battle Master

 

[Atshen]

Some incarnation of my first band was called Crisp. We played thrashdeathgrindpunkmetal (very badly) and we gave ourselves silly names:

Pile O. Junk - vocals and drums
Havsum Beer - guitar and vocals
Daze N. Confuse - vocals and bass

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Village People, Boy George, Vanilla Ice...

 

[Jeff K]

That was a real person, you know.

Yes, but it was also his stage name. His real name was Arnold George Dorsey. Isn't the title of this thread, "Worst Stage Names You've Ever Heard"??

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Yes, but it was also his stage name. His real name was Arnold George Dorsey. Isn't the title of this thread, "Worst Stage Names You've Ever Heard"??

I know what the thread is. You misunderstood. Englebert Humperdinck the German composer famous for writing Hansel und Gretel. That was the real person I was talking about.

 

[Jeff K]

I know what the thread is. You misunderstood. Englebert Humperdinck the German composer famous for writing Hansel und Gretel. That was the real person I was talking about.

Ah, got you. I knew who the real E.H. was. I just thought you were busting my chops because Dorsey used the name of a real person AS a stage name. My bad...

 

[Carl Hillman]

Hairy Chronic Jr.

 

[Eric66]

The Canonical List of Weird Band Names :

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[Gravedigger Dav]

Ah, got you. I knew who the real E.H. was. I just thought you were busting my chops because Dorsey used the name of a real person AS a stage name. My bad...

The reason I know this from when I was a little kid is my dad studied to be a symphony conductor and was a high school band director. As he never let the truth get in the way of a good story, it may or may not be true, but he claimed the only reason my name isn't Englebert Humberdinck Hargis is because my mom wouldn't stand for it. But, he was also crazy enough to really do it.

 

[Jeff K]

The reason I know this from when I was a little kid is my dad studied to be a symphony conductor and was a high school band director. As he never let the truth get in the way of a good story, it may or may not be true, but he claimed the only reason my name isn't Englebert Humberdinck Hargis is because my mom wouldn't stand for it. But, he was also crazy enough to really do it.

You should thank your mama every day!!!

 

[Rugmaster]

Shorty Sh*tstain, Jizzy Pearl, Zacky Vengeance....