If you’ve ever started a band before, you know that the most important part is coming up with a great name. It’s No. 1 on the four-point checklist for starting a band.
- Come up with a name.
- Decide if you’re going to wear masks.
- Take group photos in an abandoned warehouse.
- Get instruments.
Some of the most popular bands of our time weren’t always called what we came to know them by. Coldplay, Creed, Red Hot Chili Peppers; they all had weird names at first. BuzzFeed quizzed people to see if they knew the bizarre original names to some for these popular bands.
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