With artists getting kookier and kookier with their monikers, it’s hard not to wonder what it all means. From !!! to Owl Eyes to Pink Floyd to Yolanda Be Cool, we’ve decided to get our Shakespeare on and ask the ever-pertinent question “What’s in a name?” Whether taken from film quotes, characters in novels, or bystanders yelling obscenities, everyone’s got a story, and we’ve now compiled a list of where some of our favourite musicians got their name from.

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