# Best rock star names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808 "2006-11-10T02:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/1 "2006-11-10T02:24:00Z")
Some of my favs: Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex) Ari Upp (The Slits) Buster Bloodvessels (Madness) ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/2 "2006-11-10T02:26:05Z")
Harry Pussy. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/3 "2006-11-10T03:21:18Z")
Captain Beefheart ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/4 "2006-11-10T03:23:13Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Buster Bloodvessels (Madness) [/QUOTE] You’re getting your British ska bands mixed up: he’s the frontman for Bad Manners. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/5 "2006-11-10T03:27:26Z")
The Edge Grace Slick Siouxsie Sioux ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/6 "2006-11-10T03:29:43Z")
Best ever: Iggy Pop Ziggy Stardust Marilyn Manson Eddy Money Alice Cooper and my friend Alex Kniepkamp, who went by the name Alix Katt when he was a metal guitarist. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/7 "2006-11-10T03:31:12Z")
Joe Strummer ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/8 "2006-11-10T03:31:48Z")
Slash Johnny Rotten Guy Mann-Dude (obscure, I know) Iggy Pop Joe Strummer Ringo Starr ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/9 "2006-11-10T04:10:25Z")
Jello Biafra ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/10 "2006-11-10T04:16:00Z")
Collectively, X wins hands down. Exene Cervenka John Doe DJ Bonebreak Billy Zoom ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/11 "2006-11-10T04:22:49Z")
Flash Cadillac ---
**Author:** ![Plastic\_Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@Plastic\_Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plastic_Soul)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/12 "2006-11-10T04:36:08Z")
Sid Vicious Johnny Rotten Sting Brian Eno Zappa \*Worst: \*Garfunkel 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/13 "2006-11-10T04:48:45Z")
Murderface, and Buck Dharma. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/14 "2006-11-10T04:49:59Z")
**Thudlow Boi** nk- thanks- I can’t belive I did that. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/15 "2006-11-10T04:54:37Z")
Shark Darkwater (They Eat Their Own) Kyle Kyle (Bang Tango) ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/16 "2006-11-10T05:00:19Z")
My favorite is Ziggy Stardust. And I second Polly Styrene and Iggy Pop too. Another I really like is Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls). ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/17 "2006-11-10T05:04:41Z")
I know it was given to him by his parents, but I always thought [Angus Young](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Young) was about the coolest rock name, ever. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/18 "2006-11-10T05:08:45Z")
Oh and Courtney Taylor-Taylor. Hee. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/19 "2006-11-10T05:56:17Z")
Another one for Alice Cooper, of course. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-star-names/379808/20 "2006-11-10T06:07:04Z")
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