History FanNickname / Music

*** This set a standard for various other self-titled albums with one-colored covers: Metallica's 1991 self-titled album is called ''The Black Album'' and Weezer's self-titled albums are called ''[[Music/WeezerTheBlueAlbum The Blue Album]]'', ''[[Music/WeezerTheGreenAlbum The Green Album]]'', ''[[Music/WeezerTheRedAlbum The Red Album]]'', etc. (or simply "Blue" or "Green" for short) in respect to chronology.

* The King - Not Jack Kirby, but Music/ElvisPresley. However, he ''hated'' being called "The King" or "The King of Rock and Roll" -- the former because he felt it to be blasphemous (to him, only Jesus deserved to be called "King"), the latter because he felt that there were a number of black rock musicians, such as Fats Domino, who deserved the name more than he did.

* The three members of Music/{{Rush|Band}} gave themselves nicknames, which fans soon adapted to: Geddy Lee (Dirk), Alex Lifeson (Lerxst) and Neil Peart (Pratt).

* The three members of Music/{{Rush}} gave themselves nicknames, which fans soon adapted to: Geddy Lee (Dirk), Alex Lifeson (Lerxst) and Neil Peart (Pratt).

* Music/{{Madness}} were "[[FunPersonified the Nutty Boys]]" in TheEighties.

* Creator/EmilyOsment is well-known for her love of [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas]], and is affectionately known as the "Panda Queen".

** His famous dance move (where he glides smoothly across the floor backwards), was nicknamed the "moonwalk" by the media and not by Jackson himself, but when he made his 1988 anthology film ''Film/{{Moonwalker}}'', Jackson did choose the name for the movie (all according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki).

* Music/TheRollingStones:

* Music/{{Genesis}}’ self-titled 1983 release tends to be known as ''Shapes'', on account of its cover art.

* Music/{{Madness}} were "[[FunPersonified the Nutty Boys]] in TheEighties.

** Paulie: affectionate nickname for Music/PaulMcCartney. It has been used in ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' and the "I Feel Fine" episode of the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' saturday morning cartoon]], but isn't official.

* French singer from TheSeventies Music/ClaudeFrancois was nicknamed "Cloclo".

** Their [[Music/TheyMightBeGiantsAlbum self-titled debut album]] is commonly referred to as ''The Pink Album'' by fans.

* The late Hong Kong-Canadian singer Creator/LeslieCheung is often referred to by fans as "Goh Goh" (哥哥, ''gòhgō''), which translates to "older brother" in Cantonese.

* Keef - Keith Richards, of Music/TheRollingStones.

* Jazz Singer Music/MelTormé was nicknamed "the velevet Fpg", originally given to him by a local disc jockey Fred Robbins in honor of his high tenor and smooth vocal style but which his fans later adopted, even though Mel personally hated the nickname derisively referring to it as "this Velvet Frog voice".

* Jazz Singer Music/MelTormé was nicknamed "the velevet Fpg", originally given to him by local disc jockey Fred Robbins in honor of his high tenor and smooth vocal style but which his fans later adopted, even though Mel personally hated the nickname derisively referring to it as "this Velvet Frog voice".

** Paulie: affectionate nickname for Music/PaulMcCartney. It has been used in ''Film/AHardDaysNight'', but isn't official.
*** John calls him Paulie in the cartoon episode of "I Feel Fine."

* The King - Not Jack Kirby, but Music/ElvisPresley.