Grimes Says She's Legally Changing Her Name to "c"

Published May 18, 2018

i'm legally changing my name from claire to 'c' , as in the speed of light. {☄️ lowercase and italics 💫} ___ this will be much better pic.twitter.com/nOG5kNEU9O — Grimes (@Grimezsz) May 17, 2018

well he's the one who pointed out that my working nickname (c) actually rox and i don't need to look further (been trying 2 change name 4ever but couldn't find a gud 1, but my friends call me c } — Grimes (@Grimezsz) May 17, 2018

if u like ^_^ claire has been the bane of my existence since i became sentient... i can barely say it w my speech impediment altho c is technically worse 4 lisp haha , omg nice quiet avatar 🐺 and general font — Grimes (@Grimezsz) May 17, 2018

of course, i'm just changing my legal name not the band haha 🌸 — Grimes (@Grimezsz) May 17, 2018

Unpredictable pop star Grimes has been making headlines for all kinds of reasons lately. From teasing her next LP to stepping out with Elon Musk , she simply can't be contained. Up next, Grimes has revealed that she plans to change her legal name.In a string of tweets, the artist born Claire Boucher has revealed plans to legally shorten her first name to simply "c."The italicized, lower-case name is not just intended to upset copy editors the world over. It's also a reference to the symbol used to indicate the speed of light.Of course, that meddling Musk had something to do with it. Boucher revealed that he was the one who pointed out c would work as a first name.Read the string of relevant tweets below.