"

Birth Name
I have mixed feelings about this.  On the one hand, he obviously wants to be known by his stage name, and his privacy should be respected.  On the other hand, stating that his ""birth name"" is ""Stanard Q. Ridgway"" is simply providing misinformation.  His real name is well-known in the music industry.  Here are a couple of pages demonstrating this:
 http://wwww.bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&AliasId;=4025
 http://rock.discogs.com/artist/Stan+Ridgway?anv=Stanard+Ridgway

His birth name is also listed in the published credits for the authorship of the song ""Mexican Radio.""  Here are a couple of examples of citations:
 http://www2.secondhandsongs.com/song/25713
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134630/soundtrack

Therefore, I've simply deleted the ""birth name"" item from the infobox.

  | Talk "