| Name Origin | Stage Name | Genre |
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| His chosen name is 'a metaphor for change.' Think physical. | |
| Named for a hearing aid shop that itself was Latin for 'good voice.' The latter word, 'Vox,' was eventually dropped. | |
| This musician's friends called him this because of his jumpy demeanor; and here I was thinking he was sucking blood. | |
| Used the King of Rock'n'Roll's first name and his paternal grandmother's surname. | |
| While the regal title was added later, this singer's nickname was given to her by a cousin from the Arabic word for 'gentle.' | |
| Gordon Solomon thought that a sweater this musician always wore made him look like a yellowjacket. | |
| His first name comes from a (female) sex symbol; the other is from a notorious murderer. | |
| Derived from his original neighborhood nickname 'Jazzy,' itself based from his freestyling abilities. | |
| Changed his first name to be more pronounceable in his schooldays; his surname came with the naming of his band, for its close connection with Virgo, his sign. | |
| James Smith decided that he was cool enough and had enough ladies loving him that he'd incorporate both traits in his stage name. | |
| Derived from Steve Buscemi's unfortunately-named character from Reservoir Dogs; for her, it fits a bit better. | |
| His first name comes from his unusual number of finger ornaments; his surname was chosen to be 'cowboyish' and because it resembled his real last name. | |
| Was the Master of Ceremonies at several club venues during his stint as a batboy; the rest of his name comes from a comparison to Hank Aaron. | |
| | Name Origin | Stage Name | Genre |
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| Originally used the nickname of Julius Erving, but later modified it to reference his first name. | |
| Johnny Rotten's hamster bit this musician, who noted its ferocity. The hamster's name is his first, its brutality his last. | |
| Named for the villain in the 1979 film 'Mystery of Chessboxing.' The villain didn't appear to be a phantom anywhere, even in the head, but the name still stuck. | |
| A variant of his original name referencing his size (the acronym stands for nothing) with an infamous adjective added to the front. | |
| Rob Fusari compared her vocal style to the lead singer of Queen; he nicknamed her for the band's ode to the radio, even though it was written by the drummer. | |
| Derived from his initials, although I'm sure the candy had something to do with it. | |
| Named for one of his early hits about an overweight male; his tile game surname is actually his real last name. | |
| Took his biological father's flowery surname and the name of one of his early bands as his first. May have been chosen as an anagram for an action not friendly for a family site. | |
| First named for his Big Bad Wolf-like breathing when angry, combined with a synonym for playa. Several shortenings later... | |
| Named himself directly after a German composer best known for the opera version of Hansel and Gretel. | |
| His real name was already used by the lead singer of the Monkees, so he changed his surname to that of an Alamo hero and the weapon named for him. | |
| This artist says that his name came about because 'supposedly Herman Melville was [his] great-great-great-granduncle.' | |
| Named for his 'split personality' which is apparently 'ridiculous.' Possibly wanted his real first name to be included in his stage name. | |
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