Dierks Bentley has a not-so-secret secret, his first name is not Dierks!
“It’s Frederick Dierks Bentley, but my whole family goes by their middle name — my sister, my brother,” Bentley tells Glamour magazine.
“So from day one, I’ve always been called Dierks. My mom was really upset when I named my son (Knox) properly. I told her that his first name was actually going to be his first name! That’s how normal people do it, so I don’t know why she did it that way! People wonder if Dierks is a stage name.”
“I’ve seen it spelled and pronounced wrong so many times,” Dierks tells Glamour .
Though many suspect “Dierks Bentley” is a stage name, Dierks is actually the maiden name of the singer’s great-grandmother. Not that anyone would know that when they criticize it, which they apparently do.
Says Dierks, “People tell me it’s a horrible name! Like maybe I should have gone by Buck Bentley?”
Dierks Bentley‘s Sounds of Summer tour kicks off June 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina and you can see the tour dates below!
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