Biffy Clyro are claiming that their unusual name was inspired by Sir Cliff Richard. This seems highly unlikely, and wouldn't be the first time the Scottish rockers have told false stories about the names origins. Still, you never know...
Speaking to Spin, frontman Simon Neil said, "There's a famous British musician called Cliff Richard ... And when me and [drummer] Ben [Johnston] were 13 and bored in our little Scottish town of Ayr, we'd think up imaginary Cliff Richard merch products.
"We thought of things like Cliff Richard coat hangers and Cliff Richard Jesus dolls - he's a big Christian singer. In the UK there's a cheap kind of pen called a Biro pen and we thought about making Cliff Richard Biro pens.
"We'd call them Cliffy Biros. Somehow that turned into Biffy Clyro. Bizarrely, we weren't high at the time. There's just not a lot to do in Ayr. The weather is terrible."
Well, it's probably not the weirdest idea they could have come up with. Neil went on to defend the band's name, saying it's not as bad as some others he has heard.
"The other night in Switzerland I saw a sticker for a band called Coleslaw. That's an even worse name than Biffy Clyro. Arctic Monkeys is pretty atrocious, but I'm a fan of the band."
Biffy Clyro recently won Best Video at the NME Shockwaves Awards for 'The Captain', and performed live at the award ceremony with Marina and the Diamonds.