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When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

I want my name back.

I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.

I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.

When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.

I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.

I was called really horrible, profane names very loudly in front of huge crowds of people, and my schoolwork suffered at one point.

I was making more electronic and synth-based music, and when I changed my name, it helped me grow and liberate myself a little bit.

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.

It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.