"I would get songs sung to me, like 'Old Man River,
or kids would call me Mississippi and things like that. At the time,
I wished I had a name that blended in more with my surroundings.
Now, though, I've really learned to love it. From fifteen, I really
liked it. It felt appropriate. Before that, I don't think it quite fitted
me. I had to grow into it". - River Phoenix, om sitt namn.