DESCRIPTION: Passenger is one of 2013's rising stars, thanks to his hit "Let Her Go," which has gone platinum and reached the top 10.  But it's a safe bet that a lot of people who love the song don't know much about Passenger himself, including why he calls himself that. Here's what happened: the British singer/songwriter was born Mike Rosenberg.  He was once in a band that was called Passenger, after a song he wrote, but when they disbanded, he decided to keep the name for himself, as he explains: (PHONE QUALITY)

VERBATIM: You know, it wasn't a masterfully conscious decision.  When the band broke up, I was at a real crossroads and I didn't really know what to do or, or how to get my music to people or whether I even wanted to carry on with music or whether I could carry on with music.  So I kept the name Passenger and started playing some solo gigs and before I knew it I just kind of, I really liked it.  I liked the fact that it was, you know, I was going out solo but I was called Passenger.  It was kind of, it was interesting.  It was a bit more mysterious than just going under Mike Rosenberg.

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