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
Lazarus (David Bowie song) Bowie is wearing a diagonally striped suit referencing the back cover of the 1991 CD reissue of the "Station to Station" album, where he is pictured sitting on the floor drawing the kabbalistic Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is also referenced in the "Station to Station" lyrics, a "magical movement from Kether to Malkuth". The video was nominated for three awards: Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Editing, at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Personnel adapted from "★" liner notes. Lazarus (David Bowie song) "Lazarus" is a song by English rock musician David Bowie. It was released