In 2008, opened for Lady Gaga at the San Francisco Pride Festival.
Prefers to be called "James".
Named one of the "10 Hottest Men" in Australia's 10th Anniversary Blue Magazine (2005).
Performed a punk cover of "Like a Virgin" for a Madonna tribute at the El Rey Theatre sharing the stage with Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses (2001).
In 2003, Willamette Week proclaimed "If Kurt Cobain had stayed around long enough to come out of the closet, he would have sounded just like Nick Name".
Ranked number 9 on the "50 Hottest Guys in Rock" in Brazil's O Caralho do Rock (2012).