Johnny Rotten (a.k.a. “John Joseph Lydon”):
The head Sex Pistol is said to have earned his nickname through the dubious distinction of his prematurely decaying teeth. Rotten’s nickname for his pal John Simon Ritchie was dentally inspired. too — “Sid Vicious” was borrowed from a particularly nippy pet hamster.
Billy Idol (a.k.a. “William Michael Albert Broad”):
A teacher once marked a report card for young Bill with the comment, “William is idle.” After his career went multiplatinum in the 1980s, this textbook bad boy fell off the map, going 12 album-less years before a 2005 comeback. Once again, Billy was, in fact, idle.
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Which brings us to the critical “bedhead” issue.
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its always cool to see how people get their nicknames, some of them are stupid but most are pretty funny or cool. i wonder how many celebs have funny nicknames! someone like willfarrell or ben stiller lol or even someone like kimora, i wonder what her nickname is?
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