It is the lead singer's childhood nickname, given to him by other kids who were teasing him about his asthma
It is a joke name the lead singer said he would name a future band- he later clarified that the first word in the name is not an action, but a description
Named after the grain alcohol, which the singer called 'pure, white evil'
Came from the metaphysical idea of extrasensory insight, a topic of a book the singer had read
It was a favorite saying of a former bandmate
The band came up with the name after feeling a lot of anger and frustration towards their first touring van, which constantly broke down
The name is from a Talking Heads song and was chosen after their label would not let them continue calling themselves 'On a Friday'
Its a WWII term used by pilots to describe strange flying objects that flew alongside and sometimes circled their planes, a particular obsession of the singer
It is the criminal code for indecent exposure, heard by a band member when arrested for skinny dipping
The band added a number to their name after being threatened with a lawsuit by a band with the same name- the number comes from the number of times Al Pacino swears in Scarface
The name is also a bratty character from 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'
The name came from the singer's idea for a side project glam/metal band, a band which he said 'dressed in drag and played speed metal'
It is the name of a sculpture in the band's hometown
The name refers to a state of perfect enlightenment, which the lead singer chose because it was a happy, beautiful name
The first word refers to a surfing maneuver and the second word was tacked on after the band saw Neil Young's improvisational-style of playing at his concert
The name is from Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead' and means a threat to individualism, but the band says they just liked the way it sounded
The name comes from the London district close to where they grew up
The singer's mother said they couldn't go around with one of these in their head just because they had a bad childhood
The singer flipped through the pages of a True Detective magazine and discovered an ad for this toy
Meaning 'first' in Latin, the band's name changed to this after discovering there was another band called The Primates
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