Stage name other person with the same name. For example, the actor/writer/director Albert Brooks was born Albert Einstein and changed his surname so his name would not be a distraction which would evoke the renowned physicist with the same name. Singer Katy Perry, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, released her self-titled album under the name Katy Hudson, but later used her mother's maiden name to avoid confusion with actress Kate Hudson. Singer-songwriter John Weldon Cale adopted JJ Cale to avoid confusion with John Cale of the Velvet Underground. Singer David Bowie, was born David Robert Jones, and changed his surname to avoid confusion
The Platinum Collection (David Bowie album) was part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series of releases and features a DVD of 1980s videos on the second disc. All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted. The Platinum Collection (David Bowie album) The Platinum Collection is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 2005. The period from 1969 to 1987 is summarised over three discs. The first disc is the same as the compilation "The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974", which was released in 1997, and the second disc is the same as the 1998 compilation "The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". The third