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It is going to be changed to straight P. Diddy. You could call me P. or Diddy, or P. Diddy. I just want something fresh, man.

— Sean Combs

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I don't know how the 'Richie' started. My name is Richard, and they called me Dick in the minor leagues.

— Richie Allen

P. Diddy gave me his valet ticket once... because he thought I was the valet lady.

— Selena Gomez

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

— Samantha Bond

When I was 5, I wore a tie, and I wanted to change my name to Larry, which probably tipped my parents off that I was gay.

— Laura Ricketts

When I started out, everyone seemed to be adopting these names... Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious. I wasn't really Rotten or Vicious or Nasty, so I wanted something a bit more funny - yet something that seemed real rock 'n' roll... something that acknowledged my ambition.

— Billy Idol

I won't say there's a good Richard and a bad Richard, but I've got a switch, and when it clicks on, I'm somebody else.

— Richard Seymour

My cousin, Rip Torn, persuaded me not to change my name. You shouldn't change what you are in the search for success.

— Sissy Spacek

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone's mouth was 'Mister,' a sign of respect.

— Mr. T

I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.'

— Gayle King

I met P. Diddy. Or Diddy. I like to call him Puffy because, let's be honest, that's who he is.

— Hayley Williams