16 rock stars who go by their middle name
Including members of Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, KISS and Motley Crue
Featuring members of Iron Maiden, KISS, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, The Beatles, Foo Fighters, Shinedown, Mastodon and Mötley Crüe, here are 16 rock stars who go by their middle name.
The vast majority of rockers in the feature ditched their first name in favour of their middle name, however there’s also one who has axed their surname.
The list also includes late-great Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who sadly died in March 2022.
16 rock stars who go by their middle name:
Bruce Dickinson – Paul Bruce Dickinson
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Fred Durst – William Frederick Durst
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Trent Reznor - Michael Trent Reznor
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Peter Criss - George Peter John Criscuola
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Randy Blythe – David Randall Blythe
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Roger Waters – George Roger Waters
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Taylor Hawkins – Oliver Taylor Hawkins
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James LaBrie - Kevin James LaBrie
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Paul McCartney – James Paul McCartney
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Brent Hinds - William Brent Hinds
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Zach Myers - Michael Zachary Myers
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Shannon Larkin - James Shannon Larkin
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Mikael Åkerfeldt - Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt
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Shawn Crahan - Michael Shawn Crahan
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Vince Neil – Vince Neil Wharton
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Jack Black – Thomas Jacob (‘Jack’) Black
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