A lot of musicians will go by a different name because they think their birth name just doesn't sound like a "rock star." They might go by a combination of a nickname and their last name, a nickname or a completely different name altogether. According to the people at Ultimate Classic Rock, here are some rockers who go by different names rather than the one given to them at birth
Alice Cooper
-Real name: Vincent Damon Furnier
Benjamin Orr
-The Cars
-Real name: Benjamin Orzechowski
Bill Wyman
-The Rolling Stones
-Real name: William George Perks Jr.
Billy Idol
-Real name: William Michael Albert Broad
Bob Dylan
-Real name: Robert Allen Zimmerman
Bono
-U2
-Real name: Paul David Hewson
Bret Michaels
-Poison
-Real name: Bret Michael Sychak
Brian Jones
-The Rolling Stones
-Real name: Lewis Brian Hopkins-Jones
C.C. Deville
-Poison
-Real name: Bruce Anthony Johannesson
Cass Elliott
-The Mamas and the Papas
-Real name: Ellen Naomi Cohen
Cat Stevens
-Real name: Steven Demetre Georgiou. He later changed his name to Yusaf Islam
Christopher Cross
-Real name: Christopher Charles Geppert
Charlie T "Muddy" Wilbury Jr.
-Traveling Wilburys
-Real name: Tom Petty (birth name: Thomas Earl Petty)
Courtney Love
-Hole
-Real name: Courtney Michelle Harrison
David Bowie
-Real name: David Robert Hayward Jones
David Clayton Thomas
-Blood, Sweat and Tears
-Real name: David Henry Thomsett
Dee Dee Ramone
-The Ramones
-Real name: Douglas Colvin
Denny Laine
-The Moody Blues, Wings
-Real name: Brian Frederick Hines
Devadip
-Real name: Carlos Santana (birth name: Carlos Augusto Alves Santana)
Dick Dale
-Real name: Richard Anthony Mansour
Eddie Vedder
-Pearl Jam
-Real name: Edward Louis Stevenson III
The Edge
-U2
-Real name: David Howell Evans
Elliot Easton
-The Cars
-Real name: Elliot Steinberg
Elton John
-Real name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elvis Costello
-The Imposters
-Real name: Declan Patrick McManus
Eric Carr
-Kiss
-Real name: Paul Charles Caravello
Eric Clapton
-Derek and the Dominoes, Cream
-Real name: Eric Patrick Clapton
Eric Singer
-Kiss, Black Sabbath, Lita Ford
-Real name: Eric Doyle Mensinger
Freddie Mercury
-Queen
-Real name: Faroukh Bulsara
Gene Simmons
-Kiss
-Real name: Chaim Witz
Huey Lewis
-The News
-Real name: Hugh Anthony Cregg III
Iggy Pop
-The Stooges
-Real name: James Newell Osterburg Jr
Joan Jett
-The Blackhearts, The Runaways
-Real name: Joan Marie Larkin
Joe Strummer
-The Clash
-Real name: John Graham Mellor
Joey Ramone
-The Ramones
-Real name: Jeffrey Ross Hyman
John Cougar
-Real name: John Mellencamp. He now goes by John Cougar Mellencamp
John Kay
-Steppenwolf
-Real name: Joachim Fritz Krauledat
Johnny Marr
-The Smiths
-Real name: John Martin Maher
Johnny Ramone
-The Ramones
-Real name: John William Cummings
Johnny Rotten
-The Sex Pistols
-Real name: John Lydon
Jon Bon Jovi
-Real name: John Francis Bongiovi Jr.
Joni Mitchell
-Real name: Roberta Joan Anderson
Lefty Wilbury
-The Travelling Wilburys
-Real name: Roy Orbison (birth name: Roy Kelton Orbison)
Lucky "Boo" Wilbury
-The Traveling Wilburys
-Real name: Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan
Manfred Mann
-Real name: Manfred Sepse Lubowitz
Marilyn Manson
-Real name: Brian Hugh Warner
Mark St. John
-Kiss
-Real name: Mark Norton
Marky Ramone
-The Ramones
-Real name: Marc Steven Bell
Meat Loaf
-Real name: Marvin Lee Aday
Mick Mars
-Motley Crue
-Real name: Robert Alan Deal
Nelson "Spike" Wilbury
-The Traveling Wilburys
-Real name: George Harrison (birth name: George Harold Harrison)
Nikki Sixx
-Motley Crue, Sixx A.M.
-Real name: Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.
Otis "Clayton" Wilbury
-The Traveling Wilburys
-Real name: Jeff Lynne (birth name: Jeffrey Lynne)
Pat Benatar
-Real name: Patricia Mae Andrzejwski
Paul Stanley
-Kiss
-Birth name: Stanley Bert Eisen
Peter Criss
-Kiss
-Real name: Peter George John Criscoula
Peter Tork
-The Monkees
-Real name: Peter Halsten Thorkelson
Prince
-Real name: Prince Rogers Nelson
Ric Ocasek
-The Cars
-Real name: Richard Otcasek
Rick Springfield
-Real name: Richard Lewis Springthorpe
Rikki Rockett
-Poison
-Real name: Richard Allan Ream
Ringo Starr
-Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, The Beatles
-Real name: Richard Starkey
Ritchie Valens
-Real name: Richard Steven Valenzuela
Sebastian Bach
-Skid Row
-Real name: Sebastian Philip Bierk
Sid Vicious
-The Sex Pistols
-Real name: John Simon Ritchie
Slash
Guns N' Roses
-Real name: Saul Hudson
Steven Tyler
-Aerosmith
-Real name: Steven Victor Tallarico
Stevie Wonder
-Real name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins
Sting
-The Police
-Real name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Tommy Lee
-Motley Crue
-Real name: Thomas Lee Bass
Vince Neil
-Motley Crue
-Real name: Vince Neil Wharton
Vinnie Vincent
-Kiss
-Real name: Vincent John Cusano






























































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