I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The thing that I came to realize was that Schulz is the great unifier. Here's the one cartoonist that pretty much everybody can agree on.
When I first came along in the business, they didn't really like the idea of my name being Raquel.
I knew I didn't have the right name for a singer. Having a name that nobody could pronounce was hardly an asset.
Cartoonist was the weirdest name I finally let myself have. I would never say it. When I heard it I silently thought, what an awful word.
I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name.
The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.
I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life.
His name, even, is part of the marketing scheme, I mean, Thelonious Sphere Monk - how can you think of a better name to fit his style of playing?
Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.