I am actually a Scorpio. And no, I don't believe in horoscopes.

Then why is it "Aries9?" Thank you. I thought you'd never ask.

Originally, it was going to be "ak9." But that name was taken by a rapper. I considered just releasing it under my real name, or my shortened name, Ari K. But this is a rock record, something you'd expect to hear from a band -- and I very much want it to be a band. Like Foo Fighters, I hope releasing my music first will attract like-minded musicians.

So the next choice was either "ariel9" or "aries9." Well, my name is not Ariel and it's the same name as the heroine in Disney's Little Mermaid. I did a search for Aries9, and aside from a few people claiming as a user name to various sites, there were no takers.

I've always been into stars and astronomy. When I was a kid, my parents bought me this book about constellations. It basically showed me the shapes of all constellations and their name origins in Greek mythology. I loved that book. It was big and yellow.

Aries is a ram, a constellation. I liked the sound and the image of it. It includes my name in it, but yet it's more.

And why #9? That's a story for another time.