"The pitfalls of naming places after famous people" reads this BBC article, looking at whether a bridge named after Kurt Cobain would be a good idea or not.
But there's probably lots of artists that should get street names...
Bond Street?
Jimmy Saville Road?
Victoria Beckham Embankment?
Barry Whitehall?
Maximo Park Lane?
Fleet Foxes Street?
Brian Mayfair?
On another note, "Louise Mensch: I probably took drugs with Nigel Kennedy". Probably? That's an interesting use of the word. If you don't remember you can't have been there, or however, the expression goes!
But there's probably lots of artists that should get street names...
Bond Street?
Jimmy Saville Road?
Victoria Beckham Embankment?
Barry Whitehall?
Maximo Park Lane?
Fleet Foxes Street?
Brian Mayfair?
On another note, "Louise Mensch: I probably took drugs with Nigel Kennedy". Probably? That's an interesting use of the word. If you don't remember you can't have been there, or however, the expression goes!