Origin of Band Name
The band takes their name from a Star Wars reference — a "nerf herder" is a fictional occupation referred to by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) in the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, when she insults Han Solo (Harrison Ford) for arrogantly asserting that she has romantic feelings for him: "Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!" (Nerf is a domesticated bison-like quadruped in the Star Wars franchise, breeded mainly as fatstock ).
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