The Meaning Behind Band Names

When famous rock bands are interviewed, at some point they’re asked the question, “How did you come up with your name?” It seems like a pretty standard inquiry, but some time in the past it became cool for rock stars to lie about their beginnings. Whether it was to embellish a piece of their history or to just be a dick to a reporter, bands started making up all sorts of off-the-wall things to keep people guessing.

While that tactic may have helped to keep some bands shrouded in cloak of mystery, it also made the names of most bands a big question mark, and a pain in the ass to research. What we discovered was that a lot of seemingly creative or unique names actually have very little real meaning behind them. Common explanations were “it just sort of stuck” or “we were high and thought it was funny.” Finding very little interest in those answers, we decided to dig deeper and came up with some of the more interesting stories.

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