Rock stars real names

[Big Ears]

Afrika Bambaataa is very street and hip hop blah blah woof woof. What's his real name? Kevin (Donovan)! Nothing wrong with Kevin, but it's a long way from Afrika Bambaataa.

Pat Benatar's is a bit of a mouthful - Patricia Andrejewski.

Ice Cube is Oshea Jackson. I don't know which is worse!

David Essex is really David Albert Cook. I'm not sure why he changed.

Black Francis (Pixies) is Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV, taking him from the ridiculous to the equally ridiculous.

Vanilla Ice is Robert Van Winkle. From the unfortunate to the plain silly.

Joan Jett is Joan Marie Larkin. Someone tell me what is wrong with Larkin. Jett is more sensible?

Andy Kim is Andrew Youakim, which is fair enough.

Peggy Lee is Norma Deloris Egstrom. Peggy is better than Norma?

Alex Lifeson (Rush) is Alexander Zivojinovich. Where did he get Lifeson from?

Marilyn Manson is Brian Hugh Warner. Brian Warner not sick enough?

Danger Mouse (of Gnarls Barkley) is Brian Joseph Burton. Another Brian.

Joe Strummer (The Clash) is John Graham Mellor, because Strummer is really anti-establishment, man!

Peter Tork (Monkees) is Peter Halston Thorkelson. Say no more.

Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society and Ozzy) is Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt, because no hell's angels have a name like Jeffrey?

Dweezil Zappa is Ian!

 

[Big Ears]

Rock stars should have an possessive apostrophe, ie rock stars' real names. That's going to play havoc with my ocd. Moderators!

 

[Vehicle]

Meatloaf = Marvin Lee Aday

 

[gguerra]

Alice Cooper = Vincent Damon Furnier

 

[Fever]

David Bowie- David Jones- I think he didn't wanted to be confused with Davy Jones of The Monkees.
Elton John-Reginald Dwight
Sting-Gordon Sumner
Bob Dylan-Robert Allen Zimmerman
Jon Bon Jovi- John Bongiovi
Rick Derringer- Rick Zehringer
Gene Simmons- Chaim Witz then Eugene Klein(his mother's maiden name)
Steven Tyler- Steven Talarico

 

[Cannons Ahoy]

Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara
John Paul Jones - John Baldwin
Geddy Lee - Gary Lee
Ozzy Osbourne - John Michael Osbourne
Jimi Hendrix - James Marshall Hendrix


Alex Lifeson got Lifeson from the fact that Zivojinovich literally means "life son"

 

[Big Ears]

David Bowie- David Jones- I think he didn't wanted to be confused with Davy Jones of The Monkees.

His son, Zowie Bowie, calls himself Duncan Jones.

 

[Powerage]

Marilyn Manson = Marilyn Monroe & Charles Manson. Two polar opposites of American culture.

 

[rdpse]

Blackie Lawless - Steven Edward Duren

 

[ILoveJimmyPage]

Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara
John Paul Jones - John Baldwin
Geddy Lee - Gary Lee
Ozzy Osbourne - John Michael Osbourne
Jimi Hendrix - James Marshall Hendrix

I never understood why John Paul Jones gave himself such a stage name. I can't even Google him without images of the Revolutionary War figure of the same name popping up first. He's even overshadowed on Google. Brotha can't catch a break.

Not that he would have had the foresight to predict that would happen or anything.