Primus (band)

:For other uses, see Primus.

Etymology

Primus were originally called Primate until another group called The Primates threatened legal action. Claypool allegedly selected Primus as the next closest thing to Primate in the dictionary, though he has been known to claim that Primus was the closest thing that rhymed with anus. Primus is Latin for "the first".

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Before they were even called Primate, they were called Pyrmz, because they thought that every popular band had vowels in their name, and they wanted to be different. However, their production manager said that 'y' can sometimes be a vowel and therefore the name did indeed have a vowel.

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