Rock Star Stage Names: The Stories Behind Their Famous Monikers
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Marilyn Manson, Slash, Gene Simmons... their names have become synonymous with rock 'n' roll and debauchery. But what about the names Brian Warner, Saul Hudson and Chaim Weitz? They don't quite have that ring to them, do they? That's why some of our favorite rockers have rechristened themselves with brand spankin' new stage names.
In this Noisecreep gallery feature, we find out how some of these legendary musicians got their famous stage names.
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- Slash
- Nikki Sixx
- Lemmy
- Geddy Lee
- Meat Loaf
- Marilyn Manson
- Gene Simmons
- Alice Cooper
- Axl Rose
- Ramones
- Rock Star CEOs
- Sammy Hagar
- Maynard James Keenan
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Alice Cooper
- Travis Barker
- Joe Perry
- Vince Neil
- Ted Nugent
- Gregg Giuffria
- Gene Simmons
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- Bobbie Brown (Then)
- Bobbie Brown (Now)
- Courteney Cox (Then)
- Courteney Cox (Now)
- Paulina Porizkova (Then)
- Paulina Porizkova (Now)
- Lillian Muller (Then)
- Lillian Muller (Now)
- Sharise Neil (Then)
- Sharise Neil (Now)
- Jeana Keough (Then)
- Jeana Keough (Now)
- Tawny Kitaen (Then)
- Tawny Kitaen (Now)
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