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Did you know that the Bee Gees were named after the initials of a disc jockey called Bill Gates? Did you know that the real story behind the origin of the name of the rock band 10cc is much more trivial and boring than the urban legend that surrounds it? Did you ever wonder why the hell would a person choose to name his band Chumbawamba? Here you can wide n your knowledge by learning about the origins or rock artists names and pop performers pseudonyms.

10cc: an urban legend claims that the performer who wrote the hit I am Not in Love has chosen her name as a gesture to the average man ejaculation, which is estimated as 9cc of sperm. As a matter of fact, the performer name is originated in a dream the performer manager, Jonathan King, had in which he has been managing a performer by the name of 10cc

Alice in Chains: Lane Stanley and Jerry Cantrell had intended to form a heavy metal performer that will perform covers of Slayer while wearing dresses. Although there plan did not come out, the name of the performer remained. Alice in Chains is a take off on Alice in Wonderland with an S and M twist.

Bee Gees: The Gibb brothers first had in mind the name The Rattlesnakes as a name of their band.

Later they have come up with the idea of honoring the initials of both Brothers Gibb and their close friend and one of their 1st support s, DJ Bill Gates, who has virtually nothing to do with the founder mof Microsoft.

Chumbawaba: evident ly, one of the band members had a strange dream, in which he can not decide which public toilet door he should enter since the Men and Women signs were replaced with Chumba and Wamba signs.

The Doors: formerly named Psychedelic Ranger, inspired by a William Blake quote: Assuming that the doors of perception were to be cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite.

Elvis Costello: was born as Declan Patrick McManus. When he had started his musical career, he adopted an alias created by a combination of Elvis Presley and Lou Costello, mainly because he represents the exact opposite of the other Elvis.

The Fall: taken from the title of a novel authored by Albert Camus.

Grateful Dead: originally named The Warlocks. The origin of the cult band  final name has been inspired by an old English folk tale, which themed around a traveler who’s saved by the spirit of a dead individual who’s grateful for the travelers generosity and his willingness to pay the deads man debts in order for him to be buried.

The Happy Mondays: Shaun Rider was inspired by the happy Mondays he and the other members of the band were having as unemployed who were spend ing the day that follows the weekend in sleeping while the other individuals were off to work.

Ice T: the controversial gangsta rapper has chosen to name himself following Iceberg Slim, a famous pimp who later became an author of books that describe gangsta living.

Johnny Rotten: the Sex Pistols leader has been born as John Lydon. He received a stage name that has been found more suitable for an anarchist punk with a  set of rotten teeth.

Kraftwerk: the pioneer electronic performer adopted the German translation of the term Power Station.

L. LL Cool J: James Todd Smith pseudonym is an Acronym for Ladies Love Cool James.

Marilyn Manson: the bandleader pseudonym mixes two of Americas preferred celebrities: Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. Other members of the performer are using the pseudonyms Ginger Fish, Twiggy Ramirez and Madonna Wayne Gacy.

Nine Inch Nails: inspired by the nails that attached Jesus to the cross

The Orb: in Woody Allens Sleeper, there is a silver ball that causes people who touches it to react in strange ways. This device was called The Orb.

The Pogues: originally named Pogue Mahone, which is Kiss my Ass in Gaelic, the performer shortened the name to avoid airplay censorship.

Queen: one word that catches both transvestite and royalty connotation was the best performer name in the eyes of Freddie Mercury.

The Replacements: according to the myth, the punk rock performer adapted the name following replacing a missing performer in a gig, an incident that made them introduced themselves as The Replacements.

TLC: the initials of the performer members nicknames T Boz, Left Eye and Chilli. It also suggests the acronym for Tender Loving Care.

UB40: the politically oriented band was named following a type of British unemployment form.

Velvet Underground: named following the title of an unknown sex book that one of the performer members has found lying on the sidewalk

Weezer: the performer front man was nicknamed Weezer in high school since he was a geek who suffered from asthma that caused him to make wheezing sounds.

XTC: this punk performer was formed in 1976 long before the usage of the drug has been popular. The performer had differ d its original name Star Park following watching a Jimmy Durante clip in which he states: Im in ecstasy!

Yeah Yeah Yeah: according to Karen O, the inspiration to the hip band name came from the New Yorker phrase, which means something prefer whatever.