Changing my iCloud email without losing old account info

I made a .Mac account back in 2008 and the email name had carried over since. I want to change my email name for iCloud, but I don't want to lose my old stuff. Can I change the email on my account without losing my old emails? "TsubasaQ" is difficult to have to give out as an email, since I have to spell it out for everyone. Or will I have to create a new iCloud account and switch everything over for my Apple ID?

So is your current Apple/iCloud ID [email protected]?
If it is, then you cannot change it unfortunately. You would have to create a new ID. It doesn't mean you would lose your stuff.
You have a couple of options. You can retain your @mac.com Apple ID as your iTunes ID and continue to purchase, download, update items using that ID.
Then for your new ID you could use it strictly for email, iCloud, etc.
See the section in this support article for using one Apple ID for iCloud and a different one for Store purchases:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
The other option is that you can "retire" your @mac.com ID, and start using your new ID exclusively for all things Apple - iCloud, iTunes, Apple ID. If you keep the password on the retired ID the same as the password on the new ID, then updating apps is easy because both IDs use the same password, so it doesn't matter which you purchased them under. I have a really old Apple ID that I still have purchased apps under. I don't use it for anything, but when an app I purchased with that ID needs to be updated, I just put in the same password that I use for my current ID updates. Pretty seamless....
Post back with questions,
GB

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What are you trying to achieve here, why change your email address?
I just realised that I answered the wrong person.
Jill, you should start your own thread.

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Hello MeaganJ
Check out the article below for further information on changing the email address for your Apple ID. Note that if it is an email address ending in @icloud.com you cannot change it.
Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
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Have you seen this.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796
iCloud
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~Lyssa

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