I've been nominated by @derangedvisions to share the origins of my Steemit name Scuzzy. But before I get into that, I highly recommend you check out the origins of @derangedvisions' name here -- a true modern day hero.

Here are the rules to the Steemit Name Challenge:

• Tell us in a post how you chose the current Steemit username you have. The story behind it.
• Tell us your real name!
• If you could change your current username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!
• Use the tag #steemitnamechallenge so that the creator of the challenge can track all the posts and check them out
  • Nominate 5 people for this challenge

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The story behind Scuzzy

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'Scuzzy' is actually a fairly new name, so it's still somewhat strange that fellow Steemians refer to me as Scuzzy. Throughout the many years I've been producing music, I've changed my stage name multiple times. The latest obviously being Scuzzy. There's no particularly grand story of its origins.

During the summer of 2017, for no reason I decided to change the previous stage name "Khan Zoo". Khan Zoo was a rhyme of Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War. Khan was a nod to Genghis Khan, the destructive, genocidal Mongolian warlord of the early 1200s. Zoo was a tribute to Big Baby Jesus Osiris Ason Unique, Ol' Dirty Bastard of the almighty Wu-Tang Clan.

I was searching for a word that sounded nice to me. Somehow I came across the word 'SCUZZ' and what I liked about that word was the hard "kuh" sound and the "zz" sound. What I liked more about that word was it's definition -- something regarded as disgusting, disreputable, or sordid. This definition resonated with me -- such elegance, poise, and beauty.

But why SCUZZY? During that time, I was listening to the album Paranoid by Black Sabbath. Scuzzy was initially a rhyme of the lead singer's name, "Ozzy". Until recently, I had not realized that the word "scuzzy" was defined as something dirty and unpleasant. So, that's me! Your friendly dirty and unpleasant neighborhood Scuzzy-Man! And that's how I got my Steemit username, just months before registering on Steemit. Womp womp.

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My real name

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My real government name is Scuzzy Scuzz Scuzzington the Scuzz Scuzz.

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If I could change my current username, I would change it to...

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Bumfuzzle. Need I say more?

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I nominate the following five for the Steemit Name Challenge: @haejin, @steemit, @dan, @blocktrades, and @scuzzy.

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