Where did they get those names?

Jun 19 2008

BLACK SABBATH

The Midland heavy metal heroes took their name from a 1960s cheapo horror movie starring Boris Karloff , suggesting a holy day of witchcraft.

THE ICICLE WORKS

The reunion rockers took their name from a science fiction story by Frederick Pohl titled The Day The Icicle Works Closed.

MÖTLEY CRÜE

A friend said: “What a Motley looking Crew” – motley meaning “of great variety” and once describing the appearance of a court jester. The re-spelling was their own invention using the umlauts (those funny dots over letters) came to them while they were partying & drinking Lowenbrau beer.

PEARL JAM

Eddie Vedder’s grandma supposedly made a peyote (hallucinogenic drug) jelly/jam, which as kids they called pearl jam

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