Rock Star Names

[fallenangel]

Here ya go

William Bruce Bailey - Axl Rose. He then changed it to William Rose (his real father's name). He still uses the name William Axl Rose 'cause the initials spell WAR.

Michael McKagan - Duff McKagan

Saul Hudson - Slash

Jeff Isbell - Izzy Stradlin'

And Steven Adler.

:D

EDIT: Oh, and Axl went by Bill Bailey before he was known as Axl.
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[fallenangel]

Izzy looks like a Jeff, Steven looks like Steven (though I'm awfully fond of "Stevie", which he does go by sometimes, Steven fits him better), Duff looks like a Michael... S'all good. But of course you can't beat Axl, Slash, Duff, and Izzy when it comes to names.

There's a reason rock stars change their names, and it's so they don't end up being called Chester. *ahem*

Hell, Slash even has a better name. Guitarists have to have a cool name. Slash, C.C. DeVille, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Zakk Wylde...it has to be cool. "Billy". Psh.
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[ragingflea002]

I think them topics are gonna die fast.
Oh well, I think Axl looks like a Billy or a William.
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[fallenangel]

Axl does not look like a Billy. I cannot picture anyone calling him Billy, except maybe in a joking manner. The guy may have had very pretty (near angelic) moments, but "Billy" is such a weak name. At least Bill is relatively hard sounding. Actually, when he was a kid Billy or William would have fit, but not how he turned out when he was older.

It'd be like calling Slash Jeremy or some equally "soft" name.
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[ragingflea002]

I'm imagining it during the Tokyo Concert and I'm telling ya, he looks like a Billy I know.

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[fallenangel]

Oh, well... the name still doesn't fit him. He looks somewhat like a Jason I know, but that doesn't mean "Jason" would be an appropriate name. But who really cares, Axl is Axl, and aside from people spelling it wrong 50% of the time (Axle/Axel), it's perfect.

Now back to Slash.
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[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

Actually, I can picture Axl being a "Billy" in that picture of him with the dolphin in the GnR thread. But thats just me thinking how hilarious it is to think that Axl liked dolphins of all animals. Almost as funny as Slash being a Jeremy.

If Slash really was a Jeremy though I would find that strangely hysterical. I think its that whole ironic twist. Most kick ass guitarist in the world has a weak name.

But their names now kick ass although I think Duff as a Micheal is pretty sexy. *Cough, cough*

I've once talked about changing my name to something more kick ass than what I have now along with the Slash guy in my art class. If I ever did form a band (very unlikely but you never know...) I would probably change my last name at least...maybe even my first name too 'cuz it sounds so preppy. <_< C'mon, can any of you imagine people going "Hey! Courtney's playing a kick ass solo again." Please... <_<

And on once last random note, I once told my mom that I was gonna name my future child Slash just for the shock value. She actually believed me for a while. I think tommorow I'll tell her that I change my mind and I like Axl better.
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[fallenangel]

Haha! I would change it only because Courtney Love has tainted it for all time. She's far from preppy, but not exactly something you'd want to be associated with.

I've always said I want to be a complete bastard and name twins "Nikki Rockett ____" and "Rikki Sixx ____". I'd name a kid Axl in a heartbeat. I was just reading a thread last night on another forum about kids being named after musicians. One person gave their son the middle name Page, after Jimmy. And another person actually went to school with a kid named Zeppelin. :huh:

I'd do it. I don't plan on kids, but I'd still do it. And were I having a kid, it would be with the kind of guy who wouldn't oppose to naming the kid after a kickass musician. Hell, even naming him Slash... what fun!
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[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

Wow, naming kids is so much fun when you're using the names of rock musicians. Now I want kids of my own. Too bad the Slash guy has a girlfriend otherwise I'd call him and ask him if he was interested in fathering a child named "Axl Slash ____" Or maybe "Slash Van ____" and for some reason "Axl McKagan ____" sounds pretty cool.

I almost forgot about the Courtney Love problem of my name. Yeah, if I get famous I'm changing it. <_< I said it was preppy only because all the Courtneys in my school are cheerleaders, preps, etc. I'm like the Anti-Courtney Courtney in my school with the torn up jeans, AC/DC band shirt and my raving persona of randomly singing GnR lyrics. ^_^

I once said that I would be a jerk and if I ever named a man with the last name "Freely" then I would name our child "Ian Peter Freely." Just so his initials can be I.P Freely. Immature, yes. Funny as hell, you bet your ass.
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[fallenangel]

Split this off, since it's going in a drastically different direction.

I've been told wanting to name a child "Rikki Sixx" isn't a good enough reason to have children. Come to think of it, it's not a good enough reason for me either. Ow. I'll stick to naming pets and inanimate objects after rock stars. Yes.
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[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

Good idea spliting it off. That went way off topic from guitarists. ^^; Poor Flea, if he comes on here I should apologize.

Anyways, I still want to have kids. For more reasons than naming them after rock stars (altough that alone is a good reason to me.) For example, you can teach your kid to be a metalhead at a very early age. C'mon! I can just picture my future son, Slash Van _____ running around with his toy guitar wearing a bandana on his head like Axl rose and a tophat like Slash asking me when he can get a tattoo or guitar lessons. I wouldn't let him get a tatto till he was older but you're never too early for guitar lessons. For all I know, he could be the next Jimi Hendrix (I can dream, can't I? )

For your children's sake, I hope you don't have twins. For my own humor's sake, I hope you have twins. You do realize they could hate each other because they'll get so confused over names. You might end up with one planning to murder the other or something.

Hmmmm...my name would be kinda tough to choose. I could do what the Slash guy decided and just use my initials but then again he said that 'cuz his initials are D.K so he'd be like D.J D.K or something like that. Mine are close to the letters of a news show and thats something I don't want to be referred to. <_< I'd probably be something like...*Thinks for a second* Torn...nah...maybe I could just be Slut for the shock value. Hmmm...*Goes on to think on this for a while*
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[fallenangel]

Baz. I want to name something Baz (after Skid Row's Sebastian Bach). Maybe a really pissy dog that thinks it's king of the world and is an ankle biter.


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[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

I got a teddy bear for Christmas this year and I decided that I'm naming him Duff Bear. And then when people say, "Oh, like that guy DuffMan on the Simpsons?" I can say no and go on a big rave about Duff McKagan and Guns 'n Roses and all that fun stuff. ^_^

I should rename my tiger on my dresser. Its a small yellow tiger a friend won for me at a carnival and since I felt like it, I named him "Lemon." I've never liked the name 'cuz its too cliche so I'm gonna change it something big. Hmmm...Axl! I should name the tiger Axl Rose 'cuz its so small but I could say that it has a large ego thats a desprete cry of over-compensation.

On one random note, I had a dream about Slash. I don't know what it was about 'cuz I can't remember but I do remember him popping up like at random parts. Lemme think, in the dream, I know I was in my school theater and for some reason I was doing a crappy impression of Axl Rose while singing Welcome to the Jungle and then Slash randomly pops up (and I use that very literally 'cuz he did just randomly appear on stage) and he gave me a bandanna 'cuz I didn't have one so I didn't look like Axl that much. I kept calling him Saul in the dream though. :huh: I think it was just the result of talking about GnR on the forum and then watching three hours of GnR specials on VH1 (well, one of them was a Velvet Revolver special and Slash didn't talk much. It was mostly Duff doing all the talking. But in the GnR special, Slash was the only member they interviewed.)

And on a last random note, Slash looks very amusing wearing a cap backwards with his frizzy hair sticking out.
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[fallenangel]

Duff looks even more amusing with a mullet. He grew it out by the time VR really got going, but before... business in the front, party in the back baby.

Taime. I will name something Taime just because I like the name ("Tay-mee").

The person who gave her son the middle name Page got lucky. Now that he's old enough to understand who Jimmy Page is, he loves it and wants to take guitar lessons.

One of the [i]worst[/i] rock star names... Amir Derakh ("I'm here to rock" roughly). And Jizzy Pearl is pretty bad, only for naming himself after a bodily fluid, but I still love the name. Too bad naming a child Jizzy probably wouldn't go over too well. So I'll just split the difference and get a fish.
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[ragingflea002]

Heh...
Wanna think of a few who should try changing their names?
Chester Bennington....
Heck, I don't think my name would go by well enough onstage.
"And on guitars, John Shafer!!"
I dunno, I thought I'd go by "Crash" because it's fairly random and I plan to smash a few things onstage.
"And on guitars, Crash!!"*intense mini solo*
Our bassist went from Michael Mills to Miles Slim.

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[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

Dude, who the hell decides to name themselves Amir Derakh? :huh: Thats so unmetal, its just sad. *Shakes head* Jizzy Pearl is a body fluid? Wasn't he from Pearl Jam or something? :huh: Dunno if that band went over so well but I'm sure that name didn't help.

I actually like Taime. I love unusual names. The weirder, the better. I haven't the heart today to tell my mom that I was gonna name my future son Axl or Slash. She already worries about my *cough* obession of GnR and Slash so this would've been the final straw. But I'll tell her when she's in a good mood.

[quote]I dunno, I thought I'd go by "Crash" because it's fairly random and I plan to smash a few things onstage.[/quote]

Dude, I love that name. Its perfect for you! You should totally use that name. Hey, its even one random word like Slash. That could be a good sign.

I told my mom today that I didn't like my name 'cuz I'm automatically associated with Courtney Love and she said, "Its a pretty name. Besides, there are good Courtneys. Like Courtney Cox for example." Dude, she named her kid CoCo, she ain't that much better. <_<

I have decided on my rock star name. I'm just gonna be The Bitch. Not just Bitch but The Bitch because I just need that much over-compensation. But seriously, its my nickname among my friends so I might as well stick with something I know. Least its better than Snoopy (my other nickname, how weak is that?)

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[fallenangel]

This guy names himself Amir Derakh Not a bad guy, just a very lame choice of a name.

Jizzy was/is the new singer for RATT after Stephen Pearcy left and Love/Hate. He used to be with LA Guns. Really cool guy, I want his books. Plus it takes balls to call yourself Jizzy. (his former girl was named Josie...Jizzy and Josie Pearl...wow. Just wow)

Taime's real name is Gustave. He's the blonde in my avatar, and I just don't see him as a Gustave. Perhaps why his grandma nicknamed him Taime since he was little.
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[eclipsedmoongoddess482]

LMFAO! Jizzy and Josie Pearl! Thats pretty funny. Its so annoyingly catchy. But then again, my aunt's name is Tammy and she ended up marrying a guy named Tommy. Yeah...Tammy and Tommy.

I suddeny feel very silly for thinking that Jizzy Pearl was from Pearl Jam. ^^;; But then again, I've heard the name Jizzy Pearl and Pearl Jam but not so much.

Yeah, that guy doesn't look like a Gustave. I mean, besides the blonde hair 'cuz that name sounds German to me and most Germans have blonde hair, right?

I'm going to Boarders tommorow for the first time in like months. I need a new book. Are there any good GnR books out there? Or maybe Aerosmith? :huh: I need a break from all the Stephen King books that I read. ^^;

BTW, I think Baz is a great name for a small yappy dog. Rhymes with Spaz so I like it. (I had to say it rhymed 'cuz thats what just comes to mind with me when I hear that name.)
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[fallenangel]

I suppose I could see him as a Gustave after he stopped bleaching his hair.

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But "Taime" is still cooler.

All Gn'R books suck. Some are probably interesting to read, but as far as being quality...it has yet to be done. They all either focus on one or two people's story (usually Axl, maybe Slash), or they write the story based on hear-say or popular legend. That's why I mostly only read autobiographies when it comes to bands. Even if it's one member's opinion, it's still their personal opinion and not in the words of someone else. Motley, Johnny Rotten, Jizzy, Manson... Lots supposedly have books coming out eventually. Nikki Sixx, Brent Muscat, Rikki Rockett, everyone's writing, very few are getting around to publishing. There's probably some good Aerosmith books out there, since they're on slightly more friendly terms than Guns. I haven't read any, though.
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