When composer Igor Stravinsky was fifty-seven, he settled in the United States and a year later decided to apply for American citizenship. He made an appointment to see the appropriate official. At his first interview the official asked the famous composer his name. "Stra-vin-sky," he replied, speaking each syllable distinctly. "You could change it, you know," suggested the official. —Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes More about this quote Tags: change USA names citizenship Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email