Top 27 Rock Star’s Real Names

terrybezer / Features (Spanish Inquisition), News / 03/11/2009 16:35pm

iggy_90In honour of Iggy Pop (or James Newell Osterberg, Jr. to his mum) picking up the ‘Living Legend’ award at last night’s Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards, we pick our top 27 rock stars who don’t go by their real names.

Rob Zombie aka Robert Bartleh Cummings
Alice Cooper aka Vincent Damon Furnier
Ozzy Osbourne aka John Michael Osbourne
Iggy Pop aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.
Ringo Starr aka Richard Starkey
Mortiis aka HÃ¥vard Ellefsen
Ihsahn aka Vegard Sverre Tveitan
Samoth aka Thomas Thormodsæter Haugen
Axl Rose aka William Bruce Bailey
Satyr aka Sigurd Wongraven
Frost aka Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad
Dani Filth aka Daniel Lloyd Davey
Jon Bon Jovi aka John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.
Axl Rose aka William Bruce Bailey
Slash aka Saul Hudson
Buckethead aka Brian Patrick Carroll
Flea aka Michael Peter Balzary
Zakk Wylde aka Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt
Wednesday 13 aka Joseph Poole
Ronnie James Dio aka Ronald James Padavona
Geezer Butler aka Terence Michael Joseph Butler
Jamey Jasta aka James Shanahan
Glenn Danzig aka Glenn Allen Anzalone
Nikki Sixx aka Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr
Dez Fafara aka Bradley James Fafara
Cronos aka Conrad Thomas Lant
Joey Jordison aka Nathan Jonas Jordison

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43 Comments


Pretty sure that Jon Bon Jovi is actually Giovanni Francis Bongiovi, Jr

Axl Rose is Bill Bailey XD

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Wow… had no idea Jamey Jasta wasn’t his real name. I always thought Dez was short for Desmond, too.

texchainsaw

Henry Rollins aka Henry Garfield

Synyster Gates aka Brian Haner Jr.

Cruekid

Sid Vicious – John Simon Ritchie

Why is Axl on twice? his ego is already big enough don’t make it bigger by putting him on a list twice.

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Nergal = Adam Darski (Behemoth)

Heheheh… Cummings.

you have axl rose twice :P

that’s only 26

nailman

shawn crahan aka dickhead

you lot really dont have much to do, do you?

thenorth

Anyone notice it isn’t actually twenty-seven names? Axl Rose is on there twice…

How observant of you thenorth, do you not read the comments before you make one yourself???

what about marilyn manson

hahaha at the nailmans comment
I might disagree with what you say but it made me laugh a lot (no sarcasm intended)

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TheSynysterVengeance

Zacky Vengeance aka Zachary James Baker

Samoth`s real name is Tomas, not Thomas

Eddie Maiden

I love you Loz :D Wanted to point it out, but beaten to it :D
& Rey, while you make a good argument its a little out of context. so shoo.

Shagrath AKA Stian Tomt Thoresen

Mott the Hoople guitarist Ariel Bender real name is Luther Grosvenor.

theverdict

Yeah, dont you think Manson aka Brian Hugh Warner (I think) deserves a mention?

Got Axl Rose up there twice

Jughead

Metallica’s almost bassist Hulk Hogan is Terry Gene Bollea

i dont think anyones said it yet…. axl rose is up there twice :P ha ha

Marilyn Manson aka Brian Hugh Warner

hahahaha had to laugh at rob zombies name

I feel dirty knowing that now…… Axl is up there twice, surprised no one else noticed! |8

Jon Moss

I always though Joey Jordison was his real name….guess i was wrong there.

Progface

:newsflash:
Im not sure, but i reckon axl rose may be up there not once…….but twice :shock:

Robb Flynn – Lawrence Matthew Cardine

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KISSfan888

Wow, I didn’t know about some of those names. I think Gene Simmons should be in that list because his birth name is just out there. I think he legally changed it to ‘Gene Simmons’, but his birth name is ‘Chaim Whitz’.

Brilliant, laughed like hell. Marilyn Manson is Brian Hugh Warner actually, or something like that.

Jon Bon Jovi, Jamey Jasta, Joey Jordison…I think I would pick something a little less ordinary if I was gonna change my name for show business. Like Jon Bon Blowme, Anything other than Jamey, and Joey Morbidson. Funny how the unimaginative names come from the dudes with unimaginative bands…

Pref Anon

M Shadows (of Avenged Sevenfold) = Matthew Charles Sanders

Any chance he’s related to Colonel Sanders (the KFC guy)?

Rod Crushing Maul

Bon = Ronald Belford

I don’t really get the Norwegian metallers – yes, I think we could tell that they were using fake names…Ivar Bjornson should be on here, as his ‘taxpayer’s name’ I. S. Persen confused me for ages.

Mauricio

Nicko McBrain = Michael Henry McBrain.

Mauricio

Nicko McBrain = Michael Henry BcBrain.

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