What Is Anderson .Paak’s Real Name?
There are two common occurrences in the music industry: rags-to-riches tales and stage names. For artist Anderson .Paak, fans can get a bit of both. The R&B singer has been delivering stunning vocals that have earned him multiple Grammy nominations and wins as well as plenty of fans.
Anderson .Paak has been open about his struggles before making it big, and the tale of his early life is punctuated with tragedies that he now uses as inspiration and reminders of where he came from.
What is Anderson .Paak’s real name?
In 1986, Brandon Paak Anderson was born in Oxnard, California. Obviously, his stage name draws heavily from his given name. His mother was born in Korea to a Korean woman and an African American soldier during the Korean War. She was raised for some time by her Korean grandparents before being sent to an orphanage and getting adopted by an American family.
Notably, the dot in the middle of his stage name has drawn attention. In an interview with NPR back in 2016, the artist explained the significance: “The dot stands for ‘detail’ — always be paying attention to detail. I feel that people take you as serious as you take yourself. I spent a lot of time working on my craft, developing my style, and after I came out of my little incubation I promised that I would pay attention to detail. And on top of that, I want to make sure that dot is always there to remind me and to remind others.”
Interestingly, Anderson .Paak wasn’t the musician’s first stage name. Prior to his breakthrough hits in 2015, he had been performing under the name Breezy Lovejoy, according to Yuna Chung writing about Asian-American artists for Cornell.
What is Anderson .Paak’s net worth?
As Chung writes, Paak’s “father, who is of African American descent, left a painful memory as his life was taken over by drugs and alcohol and would abuse Paak’s mother, which Paak noted he witnessed at seven years old. After his father was put to jail for fourteen years, Paak never spoke to him nor saw him until his death.”
Unfortunately, that would not be the end of his familial woes. His mother tried to restart her life as an organic strawberry farmer, but weather disasters left her bankrupt. Paak, too, tried his hand in the farming industry, though his crop was a little more controversial. He worked on a cannabis farm in Santa Barbara, California.
When he was unexpectedly let go from the job at the end of the growing season, he had a wife and infant and nowhere to live. He recalled couch-surfing and scrambling to make ends meet with a family to support.
Paak has certainly come a long way from those financial woes. These days, the artist is worth an impressive $5 million.
Who is Anderson .Paak’s wife?
One notable thing about Paak’s performances is the recurring appearance of his son, Soul. Soul appeared alongside his father in a performance for The Ellen DeGeneres Show and even got featured in the video for “Tints.” While this kind of high-profile inclusion of a child in an artist’s career isn’t unheard of, it’s notable that Paak keeps his personal life very private otherwise.
Fans have had to piece together what they know about Paak’s wife — whose name is Jaylyn — from interviews and the autobiographical details he reveals in his lyrics. As Bustle reports, she stuck by Paak’s side through his difficult bouts with homelessness. Paak explained, “She’s the one who came from Korea, didn’t speak [any] English, she’s [the one who has] the balls.”
