The desire to become a musician is often born out of obsession. We love bands so much that we want to be just like them: picking up a guitar or drumsticks, emulating our heroes until we sound exactly like them. Sometimes we even name our band after our favourite song or album title, because originality is for suckers (to incorrectly paraphrase Picasso). Sometimes, these monikers stick. Some of rock’s biggest bands are named after an influential artist, who are probably inspiring countless band names across the globe right this very second. And so the cycle continues… Here are just a selection of bands you might not know are named after other bands. Man Overboard No, it’s not a tribute to Titanic, Man Overboard are in fact named after a lesser-known blink-182 trac...
