Then, while trying to find a suitable name, Mars remembered an incident that occurred when he was playing with a band called White Horse, when one of the other band members called the group "a motley looking crew".
Mens de prøvede at finde et passende navn, kom Mars i tanke om en hændelse fra dengang, han spillede i White Horse, hvor en af de andre medlemmer havde kaldt bandet "a motley looking crew" ("en broget samling").