One day, Gerry Bron, manager of an unknown rock band Spice suggested that the musicians could change the name of their band to Uriah Heep, a villain-like character of the David Copperfield novel.

One day, Gerry Bron, manager of an unknown rock band dubbed Spice suggested that the musicians could change the name of their band to Uriah Heep, the villain of the novel, David Copperfield.