My Name Is John were a three-piece band from Sydney, Australia who broke up in 2009 (according to their MySpace page). My Name Is John consisted of members Aaron "Az" Holesgrove (vocals/bass), Chris Reed (guitar/backing vocals) and Andrew "Peg" Duker (drums/ backing vocals). They incorporated a modern punk and ska influenced sound with outrageous and most commonly sexually charged lyrics which undertoned the band's comedy approach.

Releases

The band released four CDs - Pleased To Meat You (April 2003), Music To Make Love To, Vol 1 (April 2006), Let The Games Begin (January 2007) a split LP with Sydney band Major Keg, and Music To Make Love To, Vol (September 2007). The band released four singles and produced two film clips. My Name Is John's music was said to be influenced by bands such as Green Day, MxPx, NOFX, Goldfinger, The Mad Caddies, Less Than Jake and Frenzal Rhomb.

Definition of band name

When describing their band name, My Name Is John acknowledged that it was not the easiest of explanations. Among other references, the name most prominently refers to singer/bassist Aaron Holesgrove's alternate name in a previous Sydney band called The Drugs, in which his character name was John Citizen, a persona which represented the standard working class of Australia. Aaron wished to expand on this concept by creating a band of John Citizens, essentially identifying the group as a bunch of normal people who do not see themselves as bigger than anyone else, and who normal people as an audience could relate to as normal people. This was thought to be in spite of the abundance of talented artists who tend to flaunt themselves in a god-like status within the media and on television - a personality trait that the band was well fond of mocking and attempting to humiliate other artists for. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.