[post_page_title]Lady Gaga – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta[/post_page_title]
Lady Gaga’s full name is kind of cool in an aristocratic way, but if you tried fitting it onto a CD case you’ve have to have it wrap around the whole thing. Musicians often take stage names that help accentuate and identify the music they’re trying to make, but also because it just makes them sound so much cooler too. Just ask “Elton John,” or “Freddie Mercury.”
[post_page_title]Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight[/post_page_title]
Most name changes in showbiz are just to make it easier to roll off the tongue. After all, are people really going to be talking about you if your name is too difficult to say? I don’t think so. This something Sir Elton John understood all too well, and confirmed his decision to say goodbye to his old name, and become the man we know today. It was quite a smart move, wasn’t it?
