We have listed ten musicians with their stage names and the reasons why they picked those names.

1.   Sting : Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

His’ stage name came when he wore a black and yellow sweater (with black strypes) for his performance with the Phoenix Jazzmen. The frontman of the band thought it made him looked like a bee.

2.   Pink : Alecia Beth Moore

The story behind this was actually when she got bullied by her friends at school. So, Alecia (or Pink)’s pants were pulled down by some of her friends at camp and she felt embarrassed by that, and then her cheeks blushed, and her friends shouted at her “Look at her! She’s Pink!”

3.   Slash : Saul Hudson

Slash was given by his family friend, Seymour Cassel. He was called as Slah because he always in a hurry.

 4.   Sid Vicious : John Simon Ritchie

The nickname was originally given by John Lydon, and it’s after his hamster, Sid. And one day, Sid the hamster bit John (Sid)’s hand and he said “Sid is Vicious!”

5.   Deadmau5 : Joel Zimmerman

Joel’s moniker was inspired by an incident when he found a dead mouse in his computer, and he tried to use ‘Deadmouse’ for his chatting account, but it was too long, then he shortened it into : Deadmau5.

6.   Lady GaGa : Stefanie Germanotta

Some say that it’s from her friend, but the strongest source says it’s from Queen’s Radio Gaga. Well, Queen has been inspiring people and will always be.

7.   Iggy Pop : James Newell Osterberg

When he was in high school, he used to play drums for a band called the Iguanas. Which later it was shortened as Iggy. So where did the Pop come from? It came from when he shaved off his eyebrows, and he had a friend named Jimmy Pop who also lost all of his hair, including his eyebrows.

8.   Snoop Dog : Cordozer Broadus

His parents thought he looked like a dog from a cartoon, Snoopy.

9.      Gotye : Wouter Wally De Backer

So Wouter Wally or now mostly known as Gotye found his own name is not very sophisticated for the showbiz’s world. Thank god to French! Gotye is a French version of Wally, and his mother used to call him Gotye when he was a kid.

10.  Bono U2 : Paul David Hewson

Back in the day when he was still in Dublin, all of his schoolmates gave him “Bono Vox” as his moniker, it was Latin for “good voice”.

20.TomJones

Sir. That is the title that was given to him in 1999 because of his work. Jones has had thirty-six Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom and nineteen in the United States; some of his notable songs include “It’s Not Unusual”, “What’s New Pussycat”, “Delilah”, “Green, Green Grass of Home”, “She’s a Lady”, “Kiss” and “Sex Bomb”. When he was young, he was a pretty much of The Media Darling. Smile, and girls will scream. He had collaborated with Janis Joplin in the 70s. On March 19th 2012, he worked with Jack White to write his new single , Evil.

Worth : £ 140.000.000

19.Tim Rice

In his career, he has won An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award. His notable work is the soundtrack for movie called “Aladdin”. Yes, it’s the “A Whole New World”. His series didn’t stop there. When he produced “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”, he won Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Worth : £ 144.000.000

18.Ringo Starr

Just because no one doesn’t adore Ringo (because Lennon and McCartney have stolen the whole light), it doesn’t mean he can’t make it to the list. We don’t really think we should explain about him to you at all (unless You live in the era where music doesn’t sound).

Worth : £ 160.000.000

17. Denis Desmond

Since we are throwing question marks about who are they. We finally found the answer. Qoted from therichest.org they are “Denis, 57, and his wife Caroline, 49, run one of the UK and Ireland’s biggest entertainment promoters. Their Dublin holding company, Ronmall. Through it they own MCD Productions and stakes in the Glastonbury and Oxegen festivals. The 49%-owned LN-Gaiety Holdings made £12.9m operating profit in 2009. They also have interests in theatres.”

Worth : £ 165.000.000

16.James Palumbo

Here comes the man who owns the dance floor! In 1991 he opened a night club called “the Ministry Of Sound” which couple of years later, his business got exploded and expanded in a world wide spread. The Ministry Of Sound’s touring operations have reached its laser to more than 30 countries. The recording? It has sold over 50 million albums! The Ministry Of Sound is the biggest supplier of dance tracks fro iTunes.

Worth : £ 170.000.000

15.Keith Richards

Just like what we said earlier for “Ringo Starr”, if You don’t know this man, you must be living in the ear where music doesn’t sound. Oh maybe we should explain a little about him for you. He’s one of the founding member of the English big rock band, fourteen songs that he wrote with the front man were put into “Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Song Of All Time”. He was a guitarist for his band. Do you what’s the name of the band? Yes, it’s the Rolling Stones.

Worth : £ 175.000.000

14.Sting

You just cant beat the coolness from this 61 year old bad ass. Sting. In 2002, he won Golden Globe for sing “Until…” and for the same song, he got nominated for Academy Award. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner or mostly known as Sting has sold around 55 million albums with the police and 60 million solo. He has received sixteen Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards.

Worth : £ 180.000.000

13. Olivia Harrison

Familiar with her last name? Yes, he was a wife of the late George Harrison. Her fly high bills can be paid since she co-produced of “Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison : Living in the Material World.” And this project was totally her best supplier in surpassing the wealthiness of other Beatles’ wife.

Worth : £ 180.000.000

12.Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger is definitely one of the most iconic and influential singer of all time. He is, in fact, a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-Winning English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer with an estimated net worth of  nearly 200 million pounds! And yes, Maroon 5’s “Move Like Jagger” doesn’t do any rich with what Sir Jagger has earned.

Worth : £ 190.000.000

11.Daniel Ek

Are you a loyal user of website www.spotify.com? Well, you should be thankful to the guy who created it. But the guy who created it should thank you loads of words since you have made him earning a real great number of money! Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur and technologist who established this music streaming website in 1997. How old was he when had the idea which later brought him into a mega success? 14.

Worth : £ 190.000.000

Those are the names who have earned the big money. You must be surprised that you barely knew them before! But, we still have the list to be continued. Get ready for the Part 2. Which will reveal the complete names of 20 People Who Are Richer Than The Richest!

Source : www.nme.com