Luka Bloom: Its All In The Name, And The Song Interview By Michelle Trauring, The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press When Barry Moore changed his name to “Luka Bloom,” his mother was not pleased. They debated back and forth. His given name was perfectly acceptable, she insisted. But his new identity had taken him months to invent, he implored—“Luka” from Suzanne Vega’s song of the same name, and “Bloom” after author James Joyce’s great Dubliner, Leopold Bloom, from “Ulysses.” He then promised his mother it would pay off. ******** “It took my mother a little bit to get used to it,” he said. “But she did. When she saw me playing sold-out shows in Dublin, she knew I did the right thing. Barry Moore is who I am. Luka Bloom is what I do.” Read more > 27east/news/article.cfm/Amagansett/62289/Luka-Bloom-Its-All-In-The-Name-And-The-Song
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 19:14:09 +0000
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