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
Death of David Bowie tribute to Bowie at the presentation, singer Lorde performed "Life on Mars?" with Bowie's old touring band, Bowie's friend and actor Gary Oldman accepted the award on Bowie's behalf. The video game "", in which Bowie voiced characters, composed the soundtrack, and contributed to the story writing, was offered as a free download for a week following Bowie's death. David Bowie was included in the "In Memoriam" tribute at the 88th Academy Awards in a performance by Dave Grohl. Lin-Manuel Miranda was writing songs for the Disney film "Moana" after Bowie died, and said "The world had already been mourning