While researching my chosen genre during the creation of my digipak, I became intrigued into the reason why some artists/bands chose their stage names. Here are a few examples:
Lorde (also known as Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor) chose her artist name due to being fascinated with "royals and aristocracy". However, she felt that the word 'Lord' was too masculine and so added an 'e' to the end to make it more feminine.
Birdy's stage name (also known as Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde) comes from the nickname her parents gave her as a baby, because she opened her mouth like a little bird when being fed.
Foster The People: Mark Foster originally named the band Foster & the People, but people misheard it as "Foster the People". Eventually, he took to the nurturing image it evoked of "taking care" of people, so the name stuck.
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