This is a good question to ask Johnny in the next Q&A but as we are all giving our opinions, I'll jump in ... there could be any number of reasons why he calls his mom Patti, but my guess is these two are the most compelling:

- their close relationship and the way Patti has raised Johnny to be his own person

- since Patti helps him with his career in so many ways, when talking to others, instead of saying "my mom will handle that" Johnny would want to use her name.

But these are just my speculation. At any rate, I think it is something very special they share.

Sue