Do performers create obscure names for thier bands,and not explain it's mean!


Question: Yes.


Answers: Yes.

Of course, look at your name....

yes. I am sure they do. I guess you would just try to find an interview or ask them yourself if you ever meet them how they came up with their name

yes. as a private joke or just to create something memorable.

i guess in a matter of speaking, it's a marketing ploy. there are hundreds of thousands of performers, and having a common name is a recipe for getting overlooked. having a name that is obscure or strange, but catchy, can catch people's attention.

sometimes there's really no reason other than they liked the way it sounded or looked. there's not always a deep, well thought out reason. and you also must consider that once you name a band, you kind of need to stick with it...or you lose your brand recognition. so something you thought was cool when you were in high school or college might not be so cool or meaningful now, but it's your established brand name.

case in point, Prince. he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, so everyone had to find a way to verbally refer to him, so he was referred to as "the artist formerly known as Prince", which was then shortened tho tafkap by the media....and now, he's back to Prince.

Yeah, I mean, Soulja Boy, that name has deep theological meaning!

Well, I think that the bands come up with their name before they're signed, so I'm not sure if most of the time it's a marketing ploy.

Some bands claim that they picked randomly and that it doesn't mean anything. But I'm pretty sure there has to be some sort of inspiration behind a name. Maybe bands don't want to give a real reason why they have the name, which wouldn't make sense, but you never know.

Yet there's always the idea of what band sounds more interesting than the other based on the name.



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