The Aaron J Shay Experience

The not-yet-famous writer and musician, internet denizen and musical taxonomist.

lynchianbedhead asked: Is your name a reference to Men Without Hats?

This is a question I receive frequently, and I probably will continue to receive so long as I use it. But the answer is!

No. I hadn’t been consciously aware of Men Without Hats at the time I came up with this monicker, but I had undoubtedly heard Their Famous Song.

Where did it come from? Well, hard to say. I was going to a lot of open mics at the time, and I wanted to use a pseudonym. It was my intention to act contrary to the tropes and cliches that I saw in the open mic scenes of Seattle and Bellingham, and I guess this name came out of that.

Thanks for asking! It’s so very rare that people ask me questions here. I appreciate them when they come.