IT'S funny how names come by.Barbara (aka Layla) featured a list by ClassicBands of how some of the famous acts obtained their stage names during their early days.
The list, thanks to ClassicBands.com, also includes;
AC/DC
A band member saw AC/DC on a sewing machine. It stood for 'Alternating Current / Direct Current'. The band didn't realize it was also slang for bi-sexual, which caused a few misunderstandings in their early days
BONO
U2's lead singer Paul Hewson was inspired by a hearing aid store in Dublin called 'Bono Vox'
DIRE STRAITS
Their name describes the financial situation they were in when forming the band
QUEEN
Freddie Mercury liked the name for the transvestite connotation and the glamorous image of Queens in royalty
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