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Name Origins - Butthole Surfers




Surfing a fine line there...








These guys started out in 1981, and didn't even have a name. They used a different one at every show, one of which being "Nine Foot Worm Makes Own Food." Try saying that one drunk; this nonsense all changed the night an announcer forgot the name they gave him, and simply called them by one of their 1984 song titles, Butthole Surfer. It may have hurt album sales initially, but over time, it's only helped make them more well known.More...

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