|
|
Post by staggerstag on Mar 18, 2020 0:08:09 GMT
Terence Trent D'Arby changed his name to Sananda Maitreya in 2001, explaining that TTD had died a noble death. The new name came to him in some dreams he had in the mid-90s.
Here is one of his lesser known singles originally released as TTD but for me is as fine as any of them, released in the US in 1993 as a CD promo single yet still managing somehow to reach #5 on the US Rock Chart, and achieved #9 and #16 chart success in the Australian and UK national hit parades.
This live version from a couple of years ago is pretty much faithful to the studio cut if not quite as beefy, and when the chorus vocal kicks in you're thinking, yeah he's still got it.
|
|
|
|
Post by Geddy on Mar 18, 2020 0:50:50 GMT
Cat Stevens.
|
|
|
|
Post by bravomailer on Mar 18, 2020 1:27:58 GMT
Prince did that logo bit. Not sure it caught on.
Johnny Cougar became John Mellencamp.
|
|
|
|
Post by hi224 on Mar 18, 2020 17:21:53 GMT
Snoop Dogg / Snoop Lion
|
|
|
|
Post by llanwydd on Mar 18, 2020 17:33:00 GMT
Prince did that logo bit. Not sure it caught on. Johnny Cougar became John Mellencamp. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. Certainly the most pretentious name in show business. It was supposed to be pronounced "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" for those who would take the time out of their busy schedule to say it. I never liked him in the first place but I have to give him the award for most pretentious stage name.
|
|
|
|
Post by bravomailer on Mar 18, 2020 17:36:44 GMT
John Winston Lennon became John Ono Lennon, but who noticed?
|
|
|
|
Post by kls on Mar 18, 2020 19:12:35 GMT
Prince did that logo bit. Not sure it caught on. Johnny Cougar became John Mellencamp. Or John Mellencamp became John Cougar, gained fame then went by John Cougar Mellencamp, then back to John Mellencamp.
|
|
|
|
Post by NJtoTX on Mar 19, 2020 1:09:07 GMT
Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, Diddy.
Kanye West, Yeezy, Ye
|
|
|
|
Post by Eva Yojimbo on Mar 19, 2020 2:52:22 GMT
Prince did that logo bit. Not sure it caught on. Johnny Cougar became John Mellencamp. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. Certainly the most pretentious name in show business. It was supposed to be pronounced "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" for those who would take the time out of their busy schedule to say it. I never liked him in the first place but I have to give him the award for most pretentious stage name. Prince's name change had nothing to do with pretentiousness, it was about his contract dispute with Warner.
|
|
trustypepper
Freshman
Hell, I love everybody.
@trustypepper
Posts: 79
Likes: 63
 
|
Post by trustypepper on Mar 19, 2020 3:26:57 GMT
Ke$ha ->>> Kesha.
|
|
|
|
Post by bravomailer on Mar 19, 2020 4:20:32 GMT
There was a poster on the old board who went by the name of The Artist Formerly Known As (TAFKA)...
|
|
|
|
Post by cypher on Mar 26, 2020 12:45:45 GMT
Scott Walker reverted to his birth name, briefly.
For his best album Scott 4, it was released under Scott Engel, but it failed to chart, and was deleted.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 26, 2020 21:37:34 GMT
Not official name change, but Garth Brooks assumed "Chris Gaines" persona briefly.
|
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2020 0:10:00 GMT
Prince did that logo bit. Not sure it caught on. Johnny Cougar became John Mellencamp. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. Certainly the most pretentious name in show business. It was supposed to be pronounced "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" for those who would take the time out of their busy schedule to say it. I never liked him in the first place but I have to give him the award for most pretentious stage name. It's not pretension if you really are awesome.
|
|
|
|
Post by Hairynosedwombat on Mar 28, 2020 10:40:39 GMT
On advice from his spiritual advisor Muhammed Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, Jim Mcguinn of The Byrds changed his name to Roger Mcguinn because it would better vibrate with the universe.
|
|
