Mononymous person break with his past. The new name combined several features. It was an anagram for a Latinized version of his family surname, "Arouet, l[e] j[eune]"; it reversed the syllables of the name of a family "château", Airvault; and it has implications of speed and daring through similarity to French expressions such as "voltige", "volte-face" and "volatile". "Arouet" would not have served the purpose, given that name's associations with "roué" and with an expression that meant "for thrashing". The 19th-century French author Marie-Henri Beyle used many pen names, most famously the mononym Stendhal, adapted from the name of the little Prussian
Now What (Lisa Marie Presley album) the album was also made available. All lyrics written by Lisa Marie Presley except: "Dirty Laundry", written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar; and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", written by Joey Ramone. All music composition authors listed below. Now What (Lisa Marie Presley album) Now What is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley. It was released on April 5, 2005 in the United States and Canada, and was the last album for Capitol Records. The album is available in both unedited and edited versions. Singles from the album are "Dirty Laundry" and "Idiot". This is Lisa