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Well, “fake” isn’t exactly fair. It was his stage/equity name. He couldn’t go with his actual name because... someone was already using it.
by moomin 6y ago
Well, “fake” isn’t exactly fair. It was his stage/equity name. He couldn’t go with his actual name because... someone was already using it.
- BerislavLopac 6y agoThe "someone" was Davy Jones of the Monkees, who were kind of a big deal in the sixties. It's not that he couldn't use it, but he was unhappy as the name caused confusion.
- dinero_rojo 6y agoHe actually very briefly went by Tom Jones, to the point of doing a photoshoot under that name, before It's Not Unusual came out and forced him to change it again.
- ratww 6y agoWow that's some bad luck! At least "Bowie" stuck after that, it's a cool name.
- ratww 6y agoFair point! Stage name is indeed a much better way to put it.