He adopted his stage name from the childhood nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because: "I felt like I didn't have pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars."
Dia mengambil nama penggungnya dari nama panggilan yang ayahnya berikan padanya, menambahkan "Mars" diakhir karena: "Aku merasa seperti aku satupun pizza, dan banyak gadis mengatakan aku bukan dari planet ini, jadi aku rasa aku berasal dari Mars."