David Lee Roth has changed his name.
The former Van Halen front man now wants to be called “David L. Roth” or “El Roth.”
The change was inspired by the current movement in the music industry to disown words having to do with the slavery that existed in the South — which comes in response to the Black Lives Matter protests that rose up after the death of George Floyd.
Roth made the announcement via social media, posting a piece of artwork he’d created, showing a giant frog by a tiny human, with the following text about the name change:
“David ‘Lee’ Roth changes name! Diamond Dave, following Lady Antebellum’s (now ‘Lady A’) example, will be dropping the ‘Lee’ from now on. He wants us all to call him ‘David L. Roth’ or simply ‘El Roth.’”
And he ends the message, for some reason, with: “Bannana (sic) fana-fo-fana.”
— David L Roth (@DavidLeeRoth) June 22, 2020
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“El Roth” did not go into details as to why he’d decided to strike the “Lee” from his name. But some have hypothesized that it might be because of its linkage to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Many are assuming it’s meant to be a joke.
Lady Antebellum changed its name to Lady A on June 11, with Roth making the announcement that he was dropping the “Lee” earlier this week.
On Thursday, the Dixie Chicks announced that they were changing their name to the Chicks.
The Dixie Chicks have dropped the “Dixie” and have changed name to @thechicks https://t.co/7YbsexkBMd
— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) June 25, 2020
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Bay Area icon Sammy Hagar OK with trading some lives in order to get economy back on track. https://t.co/tbbX4x0hyM
— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) June 25, 2020
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John Fogerty: “I’m not dying for Donald Trump” @John_Fogerty @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/hstkGjO6UB
— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) June 25, 2020
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Source: Orange County Register
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