Phoenix

I was listening to Linkin Park earlier, and it hit me.

Why do they call him Phoenix and not just Dave?

A couple of conflicting stories that I happen to have heard aside, I've never wondered or bothered asking why in 8 years. But now I have to know the truth, so I can die happy. Why is Phoenix called Phoenix?

 

i did not know that - thanks for the info!

 

I didn't know this either lol. Thanks, haha.

 

I was tickled pink when I saw his birdies on his shoulders.

 

The two stories I heard were the tattoo one, and one about how apparently one of their early fans just thought Dave Farrell was a boring name, so they jokingly gave him a nickname and it stuck. Unless the two cross over with each other.

 

He doesn't look like a Phoenix either

 

Not with that brown hair. He needs to tell not to stop messing with his hair!

 

I didn't know he has a tattoo

 

Phi Phi

end thread.

--RS

 

He appears to have brown hair and a ginger beard haha

 

WAT? He didn't have those tattoos prior to 2004. EDIT: maybe i've gone insane and he had those before, but I have never heard that used as the reason for like most of LP's career.

That's the one I heard. And the name itself is a reference to that one movie, Mystery Men. A character there jokingly calls himself Phoenix Dark.

......where? I've never seen that anywhere.

 

Phoenix is a such a cool name.

 

Well, earlier they called him that him that as a joke.. other stuff says it's cause of his tattoo