Grimes Explains the Story Behind Her Stage Name: Claire Boucher Used MySpace to Help

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Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, took to Twitter recently to give fans the lowdown on how she got her name. Previously, the singer told journalists that the name was inspired by artist Ken Grimes and cartoon character Frank Grimes from "The Simpsons." Turns out the name actually originated as a misunderstanding on MySpace, "Consequence of Sound" **tes.Here is how Grimes explains Grimes:"On myspace ur genre could be grime and u could have 3 genres so i was plural grime, b4 k**wing what grime was," she tweeted. "I was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool. Or wait, ** i said i was named after someone else named grimes argh, -- see this is why you shouldnt lie to journalists."i was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool ? Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014i was very please to discover that i actually loved grime music ? Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014

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