What is the band name "Gatsby's American Dream" a reference to?

[LilRyan732]

I notice GAD use a lot of references and wanted to know what their band name was referencing.

[butIfellFORher]

a book

[Louise Heng]

The Great Gatsby


on a almost unrelated note, my old golden retrievers name was Gatsby.

[tbag311]

The Great Gatsby.....pretty good book


don't forget: the eyes in the billboard symbolizes god ;)

[Mercy Medical]

I can't believe you just asked that question.....

[Scott Weber]

Yeah, it's a reference to the character of Gatsby in the book. They drew a lot of parallels to it musically, you can search for interviews, they've been asked it a lot.