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23 Band Names Inspired by Literature

At Paste, we look for "Signs of Life" in all forms of art. And while we value each artform for its unique merits, it's always a treat when they overlap. So we decided to take a look at bands that derived their names from literature. The works that inspired several of the entries are probably obvious, but a few of them will most certainly surprise you. It may also surprise you to see which genres favor the written word. (Who knew metalheads were such scholars?)
Love making connections between bands and other things like literature in this case. We sometimes take names for granted but amazing sources sometimes.
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Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
1
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus
2
William Shakespeare
The Doors
The Doors
3
The Doors of Perception (Aldous Huxley)
The Doors of Perception
4
Aldous Huxley
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
5
The Velvet Underground (Michael Leigh)
The Velvet Underground
6
Michael Leigh
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
7
The Mark on the Wall (Virginia Woolf)
The Mark on the Wall
8
Virginia Woolf
Steely Dan
Steely Dan
9
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
10
William S. Burroughs
Belle and Sabastian
Belle and Sabastian
11
Belle Et Sebastien (Cecile Aubry)
Belle Et Sebastien
12
Cecile Aubry
Esben and the Witch
Esben and the Witch
13
The Pink Fairy Book (Andrew Lang)
The Pink Fairy Book
14
Andrew Lang
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf
15
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
16
Hermann Hesse
Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt
17
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
18
Roald Dahl
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
19
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
20
Margaret Atwood
The Romany Rye
The Romany Rye
21
The Romany Rye (George Borrows)
The Romany Rye
22
George Borrows
Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello
23
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol (Nikolai Gogol)
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
24
Nikolai Gogol
The Fall
The Fall
25
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
26
Albert Camus
The Boo Radleys
The Boo Radleys
27
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
28
Harper Lee
Heaven 17
Heaven 17
29
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
30
Anthony Burgess
Campag Velocet
Campag Velocet
31
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
32
Anthony Burgess
Moloko
Moloko
33
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
34
Anthony Burgess
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
35
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
36
William Faulkner
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
37
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
38
John Steinbeck
Opeth
Opeth
39
The Sunbird (Wilbur Smith)
The Sunbird
40
Wilbur Smith
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