[During 'Unlikely Things To Hear In The House of Lords'] Ive changed my name to E. Lordy, I want you all to call me Lord E. Lordy!

I beg your pardon I didn't recognise you - I've changed a lot.

I — I hardly know, sir, just at present — at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.

Why do you laugh? Change the name and the story is about you

I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer name because I was so tall. So what happened? Now everyone calls me Sig or Siggy.

Yours

(now I'm even losing my name - it was getting shorter and shorter all the time and is now: Yours)

I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.

I am become a name.

In your world, I have another name. You should know me by it.

[After the Portrait Artist of the Year programme on Sky Arts] [I]n two days in America and Britain, where I'm best known, all my pronouns were changed.

My name is now Christian, but my name used to be Graceless.

It's strange. In the last five minutes you have used my Christian name over and over again and never before. People I like learn my name too late.

"Hello, what's your name?" "My name is Mr. Fischer, what's your name?" "Bush. I'm Mr. Bush."

I thought, men who changed their names were likely to be con-men, criminals, undercover agents or magicians, whereas women who changed their names were probably just married.