Written by Lots of rock stars go by stage names: Alice Cooper, Flea, Slash. We associate them with these stage names all of the time, until we find out what their actual name really is, and it just completely turns our worlds upside down. So let’s get out of our comfort zones and get to know the rocker behind the name!
1. Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe) – Tommy Lee Bass
2. Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe) – Robert Alan Deal
3. Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe) – Vince Neil Wharton
4. Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) – Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr.
5. Marilyn Manson – Brian Warner
6. Meatloaf – Marvin Lee Aday
7. Prince – Prince Rodgers Nelson
8. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) – John Michael Osbourne
9. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) – Steven Victor Tallarico
10. Joe Perry (Aerosmith) – Joseph Anthony Pereira
11. Jimi Hendrix – James Marshall Hendricks
12. Billy Idol – William Michael Albert Broad
13. Iggy Pop – James Jewell Osterberg Jr.
14. Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) – Michael Phillip Jagger
15. Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) – William George Perks Jr.
16. Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) – Lewis Brian Hopkins-Jones
17. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) – John Baldwin
18. Pat Benatar – Patricia Andrejewski
19. Sting (The Police) – Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
20. Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) – John Francis Bongiovi
21. David Bowie – David Robert Jones
22. Gene Simmons (KISS) – Chaim Witz
23. Ace Frehley (KISS) – Paul Daniel Frehley
24. Paul Stanley (KISS) – Stanley Bert Eisen
25. Peter Criss (KISS) – George Peter John Criscuola
26. Freddie Mercury (Queen) – Farouk Bulsara
27. Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
28. Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses) – William Bruce Rose
29. Slash (Guns N’ Roses) – Saul Hudson
30. Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) – Michael Peter Balzary
31. Bob Dylan – Robert Albert Zimmerman
32. Bono (U2) – Paul David Hewson
33. The Edge (U2) – David Howell Evans
34. Bret Michaels (Poison) – Bret Michael Sychak
35. C.C. DeVille (Poison) – Bruce Anthony Johannesson
36. Rikki Rockett (Poison) – Richard Allan Ream
37. Courtney Love (Hole) – Courtney Michelle Harrison
38. David Bowie – David Robert Hayward-Jones
39. Denny Laine (Moody Blues) – Brian Frederick Hines
40. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) – Edward Louis Severson |||
41. Elliot Easton (The Cars) – Ellion Steinberg
42. Benjamin Orr (The Cars) – Benjamin Orzechowski
43. Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight
44. Eric Clapton – Eric Patrick Clapp
45. Huey Lewis – Hugh Anthony Cregg |||
46. Joan Jett (The Runaways) – Joan Marie Larkin
47. Joe Strummer (The Clash) – John Graham Mellor
48. Joey Ramone (The Ramones) – Jeffrey Ross Hyman
49. Johnny Ramone (The Ramones) – John William Cummings
50. Marky Ramone (The Ramones) – Marc Steven Bell
51. Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones) – Douglas Colvin
52. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) – John Lydon
53. Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) – John Simon Ritchie
54. Joni Mitchell – Roberta Joan Anderson
55. Ringo Starr (The Beatles) – Richard Starkey
56. Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) – Sebastian Philip Bierk
