Christopher Edwin “Lonny” Breaux has officially changed his legal name to the alias he adopted five years ago: Frank Ocean. The moniker is said to be “cobbled out of various tributes to Frank Sinatra, Ocean’s 11, and a pimp-like character he created to razz a friend at a party.”
Read MoreThe charges follow two incidents where, as police say, Ocean was pulled over twice for driving over 90mph in 65mph zones.
Read MoreHenley (via his music label Rhino) sent Ocean a letter instructing him to stop performing the 2011 Nostalgia Ultra track “American Wedding,” which samples his rock band’s 1976 song. The notice also asks him to take it offline and publicly “express his admiration for Mr. Henley.” In a Tumblr post, Ocean describes this as an overreaction to an “homage” from which he hasn’t profited.
Read MoreChristopher Edwin Breaux, aka “Lonny,” has filed paperwork to legally change his name to Christopher Francis Ocean, a formal rendering of his recently adopted stage name: Frank Ocean. He submitted the form on his 23rd birthday, and the petition is pending approval from a California judge.
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