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 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 Therefore I ve simply deleted the birth name item from the infobox Talk