I know. Off topic, nothing really to do with skepticism, but definitely incongruent. Interesting, too.
Jermaine Jackson is changing his name to Jermaine Jacksun for “artistic reasons.”
The filing doesn’t elaborate, but Jackson’s friend Steve Dennis, who was speaking on the singer’s behalf, said it’s not unheard of for artists to change their names. “Phonetically, it changes nothing,” he said.
“It is something he has chosen to do, and it’s fair to say that you cannot blame this one on the boogie, you’ve got to blame it on the sunshine,” Dennis said, in a play on the Jackson 5 disco hit, “Blame it on the Boogie.”
It’s amazing what people will do to get their name in the news. Perhaps I should change my name from Erickson to Ericksun… or Erickmoon… or Erickpluto. Hey, that sounds metaphysical. I actually knew people who changed their names for metaphysical purposes, something about how the new name possessed more “power” or some such malarkey.
One friend preferred to be called “Honey Moon” for a while. Another enjoyed “White Eagle,” pseudo Native American themes tended to be popular.
But I digress, as usual. Here’s the link.
