Iggy Pop

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Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though widely known as an innovator and "godfather" of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, hard rock, jazz and blues. Pop became known as 'Iggy' in high school, during which time he served as drummer for local blues band The Iguanas. He is vocalist of influential proto-punk band The Stooges (Pop and the other surviving members of the group reunited in 2003), having become known, since the late 1960s, for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics. Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Pop's songs have become well-known, including "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", "Real Wild Child", "Candy" (a duet with Kate Pierson of The B-52's), "China Girl", "Nightclubbing", "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog". In 2010, The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s band that featured brothers Ron and Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander and was highly influential in the development of hard rock. The debut album was produced by the Velvet Underground's John Cale. The band's "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a garage punk standard. Raw Power was first released in1973, perhaps the first record that could truly be called punk. It was the confluence of The Stooges ages, hormones, creativity, ability, experience, tastes, lack of supervision, contempt for authority and ambition that has made Raw Power one of the most influential albums of all time. The Stooges were infamous for performances in which Pop leapt off the stage (hence, the "stage dive"), smeared raw meat or peanut butter over his chest and cut himself with broken bottles. A glimpse of the vibrating intensity of Iggy live can be seen in the Ramones movie "End of the Century." Guitarist James Williamson became a key collaborator, a partnership documented on the 1978 album Kill City. In 25 years as a solo artist, Pop's best-known songs have included the thumping Lust for Life, to be heard on the soundtrack of the find-a-vein, shoot-it-up movie Trainspotting, I'm Bored and The Passenger (the latter based on a poem written by Jim Morrison). David Bowie played a key role in reinvigorating Pop's post-Stooges career and was a collaborator on the albums Lust for Life and The Idiot. Iggy may be under-rated as a songwriter. Bowie and Tina Turner covered his "Tonight". Bowie also put out his own version of "China Girl," while Grace Jones covered the icey "Nightclubbing". . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Iggy Pop & James Williamson, The Stooges, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Patti Smith

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punk,rock,punk rock,classic rock,proto-punk,alternative rock,glam rock,permanent wave,protopunk,

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Live at the Ritz, New York 1986 (Live FM Broadcast remastered) [Explicit]

Live at the Ritz, New York 1986 (Live FM Broadcast remastered) [Explicit]

Jun/2020

The Bowie Years [Explicit]

The Bowie Years [Explicit]

May/2020

The Bowie Years

The Bowie Years

May/2020

Dum Dum Girls

May/2020

Sister Midnight (Live From The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH / 21st March 1977)

Sister Midnight (Live From The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH / 21st March 1977)

May/2020

New York Broadcast (Live)

New York Broadcast (Live)

Apr/2020

NYC Radio Broadcasts (Live)

NYC Radio Broadcasts (Live)

Apr/2020

The Bowie Years: Live in '77

The Bowie Years: Live in '77

Mar/2020

The Bowie Years: Edits + Out‐Takes

The Bowie Years: Edits + Out‐Takes

Mar/2020

Live at Rainbow London

Live at Rainbow London

Mar/2020

Rainbow 1977 (Live)

Rainbow 1977 (Live)

Feb/2020

Raw Power 1977 (Live)

Raw Power 1977 (Live)

Feb/2020

Bitch - Single

Nov/2019

If You're Going To the City - Single

If You're Going To the City - Single

Nov/2019

Live In Boston 1988

Live In Boston 1988

Nov/2019

Live in New York City (Live)

Live in New York City (Live)

Nov/2019

Live In Chicago 1988 (Live)

Live In Chicago 1988 (Live)

Nov/2019

IGGY POP - POWER AND FREEDOM

IGGY POP - POWER AND FREEDOM

Oct/2019

Free

Free

Sep/2019

Square Head (Live)

Square Head (Live)

Aug/2019

Every Loser

Every Loser

Jan/2023

Strung Out Johnny - Single

Strung Out Johnny - Single

Dec/2022

Strung Out Johnny

Strung Out Johnny

Dec/2022

Après (10th-anniversary edition)

Après (10th-anniversary edition)

Nov/2022

Frenzy

Oct/2022

Frenzy - Single

Frenzy - Single

Oct/2022

You Want It Darker

You Want It Darker

Oct/2022

Back Again

Jul/2022

Post Punk (Hyper Remix) - Single

Post Punk (Hyper Remix) - Single

Jun/2022

this is iggy

Feb/2022

Iggy Pop Live: Search & Destroy

Iggy Pop Live: Search & Destroy

Jan/2022

Iggy Pop Live: Power & Freedom, Boston 1988

Iggy Pop Live: Power & Freedom, Boston 1988

Jan/2022

Iggy Pop Live In New York City 1980 vol. 1

Iggy Pop Live In New York City 1980 vol. 1

Jan/2022

Iggy Pop Live In New York City 1980 vol. 2

Iggy Pop Live In New York City 1980 vol. 2

Jan/2022

Search And Destroy Live 1988 (live)

Search And Destroy Live 1988 (live)

Apr/2023

Comments

Jan/2023

Search And Destroy - Live In Chicago 1988

Search And Destroy - Live In Chicago 1988

Aug/2022

SCENE OF THE CRIME

SCENE OF THE CRIME

Jul/2022

Rare Trax

Jun/2023

Rare Trax (2023 Remaster)

Rare Trax (2023 Remaster)

Sep/2023

San Francisco 1981

San Francisco 1981

Mar/2024

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