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Quinn XCII Explains His Stage Name (And How To Pronounce It) · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Quinn ninety two is
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  Speaker 1: an artist you're gonna start hearing more and more about
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  Speaker 1: due to his guest spot on Max Has Loved Me
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  Speaker 1: Less and his own unique brand of pop. A lot
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  Speaker 1: of fans aren't so sure how to pronounce his name,
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  Speaker 1: since ninety two is spelled out in the Roman numerals
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  Speaker 1: X C I I, and it turns out his actual
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  Speaker 1: name isn't even Quinn, It's Mike. Quinn is an acronym,
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  Speaker 1: he tells fuse. A lot of people get the name wrong,
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  Speaker 1: which is fine because I don't make it easy on him.
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  Speaker 1: Quinn I got from a professor who used it in college.
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  Speaker 1: It stands for quit unless your instincts are never neglected,
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  Speaker 1: which basically means pursue what you love. I was just
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  Speaker 1: Quinn for a while, but got into trademark issues, so
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  Speaker 1: I added ninety two, the year I was born. Max
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  Speaker 1: Has Loved Me Less featured in Quinn ninety Two's out
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  Speaker 1: Now that's Direct from Hollywood