Jaden reveals why he's not called Jaden Smith anymore

Jaden reveals why he's not called Jaden Smith anymore

During an interview, artist Jaden Smith revealed why he no longer wants to go by his full name.

By Tiana Williams

Jaden Smith has finally revealed why he made the transition to no longer go by his birth name 'Jaden Smith' last year.

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In a recent interview with Apple Music and Zane Lowe, the 22-year-old artist revealed that he had decided to solely go by the name 'Jaden', as it pertains to his music career

During the chat with Lowe, Jaden revealed his decision was decision was low-key as he did not announce it. However, he has now cleared it up.

Jaden told Lowe "I realized that Willow changed her name to Willow at some point in time. And that she was no longer Willow Smith."

He continued "Yeah, it took me a while. It took me a while. Because if you look Willow Smith up, it'll still come up."

"But then it took me a while to see that it was just Willow. And I was like, 'Yo. That's so strong,'" says Jaden about his sister.

The 22-year-old artist added "That's strong. Willow. You feel like you don't have to say your last name. You're just Willow."

He went onto explain the different talents of his that he channels and why he separates them.