sufi
lala
They come in all shapes and sizes, some are opaque others transparent, some artists stick with one, others adopt new ones willynilly, some are humorous or even punning, some are super-obscure. i have long thought that unpronounceableness is a key quality in a creating mystique (which surely is what it's all about - overcoming your prosaic real name?)
Having an iconic single word moniker is like claiming a space in the dictionary isnt it, i guess then you can derive your own adjectives, verbs etc, fantastic if you can add a definite article.
I suppose pseudonyms that are less exotic might be for another reason - like security issues? I know a guy who had to change his acting name because Equity already had an actor registered with their real name and there can be only one apparently, perhaps your sounds are so edgy (or shit) that you don't want to be identified, should a pseudonym be obviously a fake name?
Burial, Muslimguaze - hiding behind it
Prince, Madonna, the Dream, the Weeknd - revelling in mononymity
wu tang - do they coordinate aliases, are they really superheroes?
why is music so RIFE with them ??
Having an iconic single word moniker is like claiming a space in the dictionary isnt it, i guess then you can derive your own adjectives, verbs etc, fantastic if you can add a definite article.
I suppose pseudonyms that are less exotic might be for another reason - like security issues? I know a guy who had to change his acting name because Equity already had an actor registered with their real name and there can be only one apparently, perhaps your sounds are so edgy (or shit) that you don't want to be identified, should a pseudonym be obviously a fake name?
Burial, Muslimguaze - hiding behind it
Prince, Madonna, the Dream, the Weeknd - revelling in mononymity
wu tang - do they coordinate aliases, are they really superheroes?
why is music so RIFE with them ??