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James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born April 21, 1947), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered one of the most important innovators of punk and related styles. He is sometimes referred to by the nicknames "the Godfather of Punk" and "the Rock Iguana", and is widely acknowledged as one of the most dynamic stage performers of rock. Pop began calling himself Iggy after his first band in high school, The Iguanas. His direct influence extends to the present day: a Cadillac ad in rotation since February 2007 features his vocal performance on the song "Punkrocker", recorded in 2006 with the Swedish band Teddybears.
Iggy Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s garage rock band who were influential in the development of the nascent heavy metal and punk rock genres. The Stooges became infamous for their live performances, during which it was not uncommon for Iggy Pop to leap off the stage (in fact, he was among the first to "stage dive"). Many subsequent performers have imitated Pop's antics.
Although he would never revisit the primal vitality of his days with the Stooges, Iggy Pop has had varying degrees of success in his 25 years as a solo artist. His best-known songs include "Lust for Life", "I'm Bored", "Real Wild Child", the Top 40 hit "Candy" (with vocalist Kate Pierson of The B-52's) and "The Passenger". A film about Iggy Pop's life and career titled The Passenger is currently in production.
Iggy Pop was born in Muskegon, Michigan to James Newell Osterberg, Sr., a former high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, and Louella Christensen. Osterberg was raised in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is of Irish and English descent on his father's side, and of Danish and Norwegian ancestry on his mother's. His father was adopted by a Swedish-American family, hence the family's surname (Osterberg).
Music career
Early days: 1960 to 1967
Iggy Pop began his music career as a drummer in different high school bands in Ann Arbor, Michigan. One band was the Iguanas, where he acquired the name Iggy. After exploring local blues-style bands such as the Prime Movers (with brothers Dan and Philip Erlewine), he eventually dropped out of the University of Michigan and moved to Chicago to learn more about blues. Inspired by Chicago blues as well as bands like The Sonics and The MC5, he formed the Psychedelic Stooges and called himself Iggy Stooge. The band was composed of Iggy on vocals, Ron Asheton on guitar, Asheton's brother Scott on drums, and Dave Alexander on bass. After almost two years they made their debut in Ann Arbor.
The Stooges era: 1968 to 1975
The seeds of Pop's stage persona were sown when Pop saw The Doors perform in 1967 at the University of Michigan. Pop was amazed by the stage antics and antagonism displayed by singer Jim Morrison. Morrison's extreme behavior—while performing in a popular band—inspired the young Pop to push the boundaries of stage performance. Later, while inventing the stage-dive in Detroit, rolling around in broken glass, exposing himself to the crowd, and vomiting on stage, among many other exploits, Iggy would himself inspire others.
One year after their debut, and now dubbed the Stooges, in 1968 the band were signed to Elektra Records (again following in the footsteps of The Doors, who were arguably Elektra's biggest act at the time). The Stooges' first two albums, The Stooges, (on which Iggy was credited as Iggy Stooge) produced by John Cale, and Fun House, sold poorly. Shortly after the new members joined, the group disbanded because of Iggy Pop's growing heroin addiction.
David Bowie helped to rejuvenate Iggy Pop's career by producing an album with him in England. With James Williamson signed on as guitarist, the search began for a rhythm section. However, since neither Pop nor Bowie were satisfied with any players in England, they decided to re-unite The Stooges. It would not be a true reunion, in that Dave Alexander would not play on the album. He had become a full-on alcoholic, unable to play on the record; he died in 1975. Also, Ron Asheton grudgingly moved from guitar to bass to make way for Williamson to play guitar. The recording sessions produced the punk rock landmark Raw Power, in 1973. After its release Scott Thurston was added to the band on keyboards/electric piano and Bowie continued his support, but Iggy's drug problem persisted. The Stooges' last show ended in a fight between the band and a group of bikers, documented on the album Metallic K.O.. Drug abuse put his career on hold for a couple of years.
Bowie and Berlin: 1976 to 1978
After the second breakup of the Stooges, Iggy Pop made some recordings with James Williamson, but these weren't released until 1977 (as Kill City, credited jointly to Iggy Pop and Williamson). Iggy was unable to control his drug use and checked himself into a mental institution to try to clean up. Bowie was one of his few visitors there, and he continued to support his friend and collaborator. In 1976, Bowie took him along as his companion on the Station to Station tour. This was Iggy Pop's first exposure to large-scale professional touring and he was impressed, particularly with Bowie's work rate.
Bowie and Iggy Pop relocated to West Berlin to wean themselves off their addictions. Iggy Pop signed with RCA and Bowie helped write and produce The Idiot and Lust for Life (both 1977), Pop's two most acclaimed albums as a solo artist, the latter with another team of brothers, Hunt and Tony Sales. Among songs they wrote together were "China Girl", "Tonight", and "Sister Midnight", all of which Bowie performed on his own albums later on (the last being recorded with different lyrics as "Red Money" on the album Lodger). Bowie also played keyboards in Pop's live performances, some of which are featured on the album TV Eye (1978). In return, Pop contributed backing vocals on Bowie's Low.
The Arista albums: 1979 to 1981
Iggy Pop was unhappy with RCA. He later admitted that he'd made TV Eye as a quick way of fulfilling his three-album RCA contract and moving on elsewhere. This was Arista Records, for which he released New Values in 1979. This album was something of a Stooges reunion, with James Williamson producing and latter-day Stooge Scott Thurston playing guitar and keyboards. Not surprisingly, the album's style veered back to the guitar sound of the Stooges. Although highly regarded by many Iggy fans -- some preferring it to the Bowie collaborations -- New Values was not a commercial success, despite some strong material including "I'm Bored" and "Five Foot One".
The album was moderately successful in Australia and New Zealand, however, and this led to Iggy Pop's first visit there to promote it. While in Melbourne, he made a memorable appearance on the ABC's nationwide pop show Countdown. During his anarchic performance of "I'm Bored", Pop made no attempt to conceal the fact that he was miming, and he even tried to grab the teenage girls in the audience. He was also interviewed by host Ian "Molly" Meldrum, an exchange which was frequently punctuated by the singer jumping up and down on his chair and making loud exclamations of "G'day mate" in a mock Australian accent. His Countdown appearance is generally considered one of the highlights of the show's history and it cemented his popularity with Australian punk fans; since then he has often toured there. While visiting New Zealand, Iggy Pop recorded a music video for "I'm Bored", featuring him outside and inside The Beehive, part of the country's Parliament buildings. This was widely aired on New Zealand television.
While in Australia Iggy Pop was also the guest on a live late-night commercial TV interview show on the Ten Network. It is not known whether a recording of this interview exists, but the famous Countdown appearance has often been re-screened in Australia.
During the recording of Soldier (1980), Iggy Pop and Williamson quarrelled over production - the latter apparently wanted a big, Phil Spector-type sound - and Williamson was fired. Bowie appeared on the song "Play it Safe" performing backing vocals with Simple Minds. The album and its follow-up Party (1981) were both commercial failures, and Iggy Pop was dropped from Arista. His drug habit varied in intensity, but remained.
The 1980s
In 1982, Iggy Pop released what would be his final album for some time, Zombie Birdhouse, on Chris Stein's Animal label, with Stein himself producing. Commercially, the album was no improvement on his Arista works.
In 1983, Iggy Pop's fortunes changed. David Bowie recorded a cover of the song "China Girl', which had originally appeared on The Idiot, on his blockbuster Let's Dance album. Bowie's version was a worldwide hit single and as co-writer of the song, Pop received substantial royalties. On Tonight in 1984, Bowie recorded two more of their songs, this time from the Lust for Life album, "Tonight" and "Neighborhood Threat". Pop was for the first time financially secure, at least for the short term. Bowie's intention was to help his friend get out of the clutches of the IRS. This enabled Pop to take a three-year break, during which he overcame his heroin addiction, took acting classes and got married.
In 1985, Pop recorded some demos with guitarist Steve Jones, previously of the Sex Pistols. He played these demos to David Bowie, who was sufficiently impressed to offer to produce an album for Pop: 1986's New Wave-influenced Blah Blah Blah, featuring the single "Real Wild Child", a cover of "Wild One (Real Wild Child)", originally made popular by Australian rock'n'roll pioneer Johnny O'Keefe in 1959. The single was a Top 10 hit in the UK and was also successful around the world, especially in Australia, where for the last twenty years it has been used as the theme music for the ABC's late-night music video show Rage. It remains Pop's solitary brush with major commercial success. Blah Blah Blah was Pop's highest-charting album in the U.S. since The Idiot in 1977, peaking at #75 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.
Also in 1985, the movie Rock & Rule was released featuring performances by Iggy Pop and Lou Reed for the character Mok. Pop's song in the film was Pain & Suffering from the final sequence of the film.
In 1987, Pop appeared (along with Bootsy Collins) on a mostly instrumental album by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
The follow-up to Blah Blah Blah, Instinct (1988), was a turnaround in musical direction. Its stripped-back, guitar-based sound leaned further towards the sound of the Stooges than any his solo albums to date. His record label, which had most likely been expecting another Blah Blah Blah, dropped him.
The 1990s
In 1990 Pop recorded Brick by Brick, produced by Don Was, with members of Guns N' Roses and The B-52s as guests, as well as backup vocals by many local Hollywood groups, some of whom would be recruited for his band to tour and perform on his "Kiss My Blood" video (1991), directed by world-famous director Tim Pope and filmed at the Olympia in Paris. The album was his first Gold-certified album in the U.S. (denoting sales of over 500,000 copies) and featured his first Top 40 U.S. hit, "Candy," a duet with B-52s singer Kate Pierson. Note that the year of release is also contained in lyrics of this song ("It's rainy afternoon in 1990").
Also in 1990, Pop starred in the controversial opera The Manson Family by composer John Moran, released on Point Music/Phillip Classics, where he sang the role of prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi. That year he was also involved in the Red Hot + Blue project, singing a version of Well Did You Evah! in a duet with Deborah Harry.
In 1991, Pop contributed the song "Why Was I Born (Freddy's Dead)" to the soundtrack of the film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. The song also plays over the end credits of the film, with a compilation of clips from the A Nightmare On Elm Street series running alongside the end credits.
In 1992, he collaborated with Goran Bregovic on the soundtrack for the movie Arizona Dream by Emir Kusturica. Pop sang four of the songs: "In the Deathcar", "TV Screen", "Get the Money", and "This is a Film".
Also in 1992, he collaborated with the NYC band White Zombie. He recorded spoken word vocals on the intro and outro of the song "Black Sunshine" as well as playing the character of a writer in the video shot for the song. He is singled out for special thanks in the liner notes of the band's album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1.
In 1994, Iggy helped contribute with Buckethead in his album "Giant Robot". One of which was "Buckethead's toy store".
In 1995, Pop again found mainstream fame when his 1977 song "Lust for Life" was featured prominently in the film Trainspotting. A new video was recorded for the song, with clips from the film and studio footage of Iggy dancing with one of its stars, Ewen Bremner; an Iggy Pop concert was an important plot point, as it dissolved the relationship between Tommy and Lizzie. The song has also been used in TV commercials for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (with many music critics denouncing the usage of the song to promote peppy cruises) and as the theme music to The Jim Rome Show, a nationally-syndicated American sports talk show.
Also in 1995, Pop released Naughty Little Doggie, with Whitey Kirst returning on guitar, and the single "I Wanna Live". He co-produced 1999's Avenue B with Don Was, releasing the single "Corruption", and produced 2001's Beat 'Em Up, which gave birth to The Trolls, releasing the single "Football" featuring Trolls alumni Whitey Kirst and brother Alex.
In 1997 he remixed Raw Power to give it a rougher, more hard-edged sound; fans had complained for years that Bowie's official 'rescue effort' mix was muddy and lacking in bass. Pop testified in the reissue's liner notes that on the new mix, "everything's still in the red."
In the early to middle 1990s Iggy Pop would make several guest appearances on the Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete and Pete. He played James Mecklenberg, Nona Mecklenberg's father. He also appeared as a Vorta in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Magnificent Ferengi".
Recent career
Pop supplied vocals for the 1999 Death in Vegas UK Top 10 hit single "Aisha". He also sang on the song Rolodex Propaganda by At the Drive-In in 2000.
Pop's 2003 album, Skull Ring, featured collaborations with Sum 41, Green Day, Peaches, and The Trolls, as well as the Asheton brothers, reuniting the two surviving founding members of Stooges for the first time since 1974. He made a guest appearance on electroclash artist Peaches's song "Kick It" as well as the video. Also in 2003, the first full-length biography of Iggy was published by Omnibus Press. Gimme Danger - The Story of Iggy Pop was written by Joe Ambrose. Pop did not collaborate on the biography or publicly endorse it.
Having enjoyed working with Ron and Scott Asheton on Skull Ring, Pop reformed the Stooges with bassist Mike Watt (formerly of the Minutemen) filling in for Dave Alexander, and Fun House saxophonist Steve MacKay rejoining the lineup. They have been touring regularly since 2004. The same year, Pop opened Madonna's Reinvention World Tour in Dublin.
In 2005 Pop appeared, along with Madonna, Little Richard, Bootsy Collins, and The Roots' ?uestlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone.
In early 2006, Iggy and the Stooges played in Australia and New Zealand for the Big Day Out. They also began work on a new album, The Weirdness, which was recorded by Steve Albini and released in March 2007. In August 2006 Iggy and the Stooges performed at the Lowlands pop festival in the Netherlands, Hodokvas in Slovakia and in the Sziget festival in Budapest.
Author Paul Trynka completed a biography of Iggy Pop (with his blessing) called Open Up and Bleed, published in early 2007.
More recently, Pop played at Bam Margera's wedding and can be heard on the single "Punkrocker" with the Teddybears in a Cadillac television commercial. Pop is also the voice of Lil Donald Rumsfeld on the Comedy Central cartoon Lil' Bush and confirmed that he has done voices for American Dad and Grand Theft Auto IV.
Iggy and The Stooges played the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007, which led to Wellington Boot wearing crowd-surfers and a good-natured riot as Pop encouraged muddy festival goers to invade the stage. Their set included material from the 2007 album The Weirdness and classics such as "No Fun" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog".
Pop also caused controversy in June 2007 when he was interviewed on the BBC's coverage of the Glastonbury Festival. He used the phrase "paki shop", prompting three complaints and an apology from the BBC.
Film career
Pop has had a limited career as an actor. He has appeared in sixteen movies (mostly in smaller roles), including Sid and Nancy, The Color of Money, Hardware (voice only), The Crow: City of Angels, The Rugrats Movie, Snow Day, Coffee and Cigarettes (opposite Tom Waits, in the third segment of the film, entitled Somewhere in California), Cry-Baby, Dead Man, Tank Girl and Atolladero, a Spanish science fiction Western in which he also sings the main theme.
He has been featured in five television series, including Tales from the Crypt, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in which he played Yelgrun in "The Magnificent Ferengi" episode. With The Stooges, he was also featured in an episode of MTV's Bam's Unholy Union as the main band performing at Bam's wedding.
Pop has been profiled in four rockumentaries and has had songs on eighteen soundtracks, including Crocodile Dundee 2, Trainspotting, Pretty Woman, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the main theme tune of Repo Man.
Pop will provide the voice for a character in the English language version of the 2007 animated film, Persepolis.
A biopic of Pop is in the works with Elijah Wood taking on the major role. The film has a working title of The Passenger and is due to begin filming sometime in 2007.
In 2008, Iggy's music will be featured in a movie adaption of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.
Classical scholarship
Pop is one of the few famous popular musicians to have published in an established journal of Classical scholarship: his article Caesar Lives in the second Volume of Classics Ireland (1995) considers the applicability of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire to the modern world. In the article, Pop further relates how reading Gibbon while on tour in the Southern United States inspired him to a spontaneous soliloquy he called 'Caesar'.
Soundtrack:
1. SingStar Amped (2007) (VG) (performer: "Real Wild Child (Wild One)")
2. Halloween (2007) (performer: "1969")
3. Smokin' Aces (2006) (writer: "Down on the Street")
... aka Mi$e à prix (France)
4. The Weather Man (2005) (performer: "The Passenger") ("The Passenger")
5. Whatever Happened to the Gender Benders? (2005) (TV) (writer: "Nightclubbing") (performer: "Nightclubbing")
6. Just Like Heaven (2005) (writer: "Lust for Life")
7. "Grattis världen" (2005) TV Series (unknown episodes)
8. Lords of Dogtown (2005) (writer: "Success") (performer: "Success")
... aka American Knights (Philippines: English title)
... aka Dogtown Boys (Germany)
9. The Jacket (2005) (performer: "We Have All the Time in the World")
10. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) (writer: "Search and Destroy")
11. Friday Night Lights (2004) (writer: "I Wanna Be Your Dog")
12. Driv3r (2004) (VG) (writer: "Gimme Danger")
13. The School of Rock (2003) ("T.V. Eye")
... aka School of Rock (Germany) (UK: DVD box title) (USA: promotional title)
14. Wonderland (2003) (writer: "Search and Destroy" (1973)) (performer: "Search and Destroy" (1973))
15. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) (performer: "Louie Louie")
16. Janis et John (2003) (lyrics: "Tonight") (performer: "Tonight")
... aka Janis and John (International: English title)
... aka Janis y John (Spain)
17. Haggard: The Movie (2003) (writer: "Search And Destroy")
... aka Haggard (USA: video title)
18. "The Wire" (1 episode, 2003)
- Ebb Tide (2003) TV Episode ("Search and Destroy")
19. 16 Years of Alcohol (2003) (writer: "Raw Power")
20. Prey for Rock & Roll (2003) (writer: "I Wanna Be Your Dog)
21. A Guy Thing (2003) (writer: "Lust for Life")
22. 24 Hour Party People (2002) (writer: "No Fun", "The Passenger") (performer: "The Passenger")
... aka Twenty Four Hour Party People (UK: DVD title)
23. I Live in a Bush World (2002) (writer: "African Man")
24. He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) (writer: "The Passenger")
... aka E morì con un felafel in mano (Italy)
25. Freddy Got Fingered (2001) (performer: "I've Gotta Be Me")
26. Intimacy (2001) (performer: "Consolation Prizes" (1977), "Penetration" (1973)) ("Consolation Prizes" (1977), "Penetration" (1973))
... aka Intimidad (Spain)
... aka Intimité (France)
27. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) (writer: "I Wanna Be Your Dog", "Gimme Danger")
28. Almost Famous (2000) (writer: "Search and Destroy")
... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))
29. Bauhaus: Gotham (1999) (V) (writer: "The Passenger")
... aka Gotham (USA: short title)
30. The Rugrats Movie (1998) (performer: "This World Is Something New to Me")
31. Whatever (1998) (writer: "Gimme Danger")
32. Velvet Goldmine (1998) (writer: "T.V. Eye", "Gimme Danger")
33. Wild Things (1998) (performer: "Louie, Louie")
... aka wildthings (USA: video box title)
34. The Wedding Singer (1998) (writer: "China Girl")
35. Great Expectations (1998) (writer: "Success") (performer: "Success")
36. "Space Goofs" (1997) TV Series (unknown episodes)
... aka Home to Rent (UK)
... aka Stupid Invaders (International: English title)
... aka Zinzins de l'espace, Les (France)
37. The Crow: City of Angels (1996) (performer: "I Wanna Be Your Dog")
... aka The Crow II
38. Basquiat (1996) (performer: "Lust for Life")
... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
39. Trainspotting (1996) (writer: "Nightclubbing", "Lust For Life") (performer: "Nightclubbing", "Lust For Life")
40. Brit Awards 1996 (1996) (TV) (performer: "Passenger")
... aka The Brits 96 Uncut (UK)
41. The Babysitter (1995) (writer: "HATE") (performer: "HATE")
42. Batman Forever (1995) (lyrics: "The Passenger")
43. Tank Girl (1995) (writer: "Wild, Wild Thing") (performer: "Wild, Wild Thing")
44. "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1 episode, 1994)
- Temporary Insanity (1994) TV Episode (performer: "Butt Town")
45. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) (performer: "Why Was I Born? (Freddy's Dead)")
46. Problem Child 2 (1991) (performer: "Real Wild Child")
47. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1 episode, 1991)
- Nice Lady (1991) TV Episode (performer: "Butt Town")
48. Hardware (1990) (performer: "Cold Metal", "Bad Life")
... aka M.A.R.K. 13
49. Shocker (1989) (performer: "Love Transfusion")
... aka Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy (USA: alternative title)
50. Black Rain (1989/I) (performer: "LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE NIGHT")
51. Slaves of New York (1989) (lyrics: "Fall in Love with Me") (performer: "Fall in Love with Me")
52. Adventures in Babysitting (1987) (performer: "Real Wild Child")
... aka A Night on the Town (UK)
53. Dogs in Space (1987) ("Dogfood", "The Endless Sea")
54. Sid and Nancy (1986) (writer: "I Wanna Be Your Dog")
... aka Sid and Nancy: Love Kills
55. The Boys Next Door (1985) (performer: "I Got Nothin'") ("I Got Nothin'")
... aka Big Shots
56. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) (lyrics: "LUST FOR LIFE") (performer: "LUST FOR LIFE")
57. The Hunger (1983) (writer: "Funtime") (performer: "Funtime") ("Nightclubbing")
58. D.O.A. (1980) (writer: "Nightclubbing", "Lust for Life") (performer: "Nightclubbing", "Lust for Life")
59. Up the Academy (1980) (music: "Gimme Danger", "Night Theme")
... aka Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy
... aka Mad Magazine's Up the Academy
... aka The Brave Young Men of Weinberg
Actor:
1. "Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States" .... Lil' Rummy (4 episodes, 2007)
- Global Warming/Hall Monitor (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... Lil' Rummy
- Gay Friend/Mexican (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... Lil' Rummy
- Nuked/Camp (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... Lil' Rummy
- Iraq/First Kiss (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... Lil' Rummy
2. Persepolis (2007) (voice: English version)
3. "American Dad!" .... Jerry (1 episode, 2007)
- American Dream Factory (2007) TV Episode .... Jerry
4. Wayne County Ramblin' (2006) (V) .... Simon
5. Driv3r (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Baccus, Additional Voices
6. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) .... Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")
7. "Fastlane" .... Teddy McNair (1 episode, 2002)
- Ray Ray (2002) TV Episode .... Teddy McNair
8. Snow Day (2000) .... Mr. Zellweger
9. The Rugrats Movie (1998) (voice) .... Newborn Baby
10. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" .... Yelgrun (1 episode, 1998)
... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
- The Magnificent Ferengi (1998) TV Episode .... Yelgrun
11. The Brave (1997) .... Man Eating Bird Leg
12. The Crow: City of Angels (1996) .... Curve
... aka The Crow II
13. Dead Man (1995) .... Salvatore 'Sally' Jenko
... aka Dead Man (Germany)
... aka Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man (USA)
14. Tank Girl (1995) .... Rat Face
15. Atolladero (1995) .... Madden
16. "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" .... James Mecklenberg (3 episodes, 1994-1996)
... aka Pete and Pete (USA: short title)
- Farewell, My Little Viking: Part 1 (1994) TV Episode .... James Mecklenberg
- Farewell, My Little Viking: Part 2 (1994) TV Episode .... James Mecklenberg
- Dance Fever (????) TV Episode .... James Mecklenberg
17. Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993) .... Iggy
... aka Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (USA)
18. Hardware (1990) .... Angry Bob
... aka M.A.R.K. 13
19. Cry-Baby (1990) .... Uncle Belvedere Rickettes
20. The Color of Money (1986) .... Skinny Player on Road
21. Sid and Nancy (1986) .... Prospective guest
... aka Sid and Nancy: Love Kills
22. Rock & Rule (1983) (voice) .... Monster from another Dimension
... aka Ring of Power
... aka Rock 'n' Rule
23. "Hold Tight!" (1982) TV Series .... Guest Artist
Composer:
1. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001) (VG)
2. The Brave (1997)
3. Va mourire (1995)
... aka Up Yours
Thanks:
1. Control (2007) (thanks)
2. Laurel Canyon (2002) (special thanks)
Self:
1. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 24 April 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Himself
2. "Decades Rock Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- The Pretenders & Friends (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
3. Blondie: One Way or Another (2006) (TV) .... Himself
4. Mister Big, grandeur et décadence du pénis (2006) (TV) .... Himself
5. I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) .... Himself
6. NotNa (2005) .... Iggy Pop
7. All We Are Saying (2005) (TV) .... Himself
8. New York Doll (2005) .... Himself
9. 3-D Rocks (2005) .... Himself
10. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Iggy Pop (2004) TV Episode .... Himself
11. Iggy & the Stooges: Live in Detroit (2004) (V) .... Himself
12. MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
13. MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
14. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Bad Boys of Rock II (2002) TV Episode .... Himself
15. You See Me Laughin' (2002) .... Himself
16. "Tout le monde en parle" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Episode dated 16 June 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Himself
17. "Nulle part ailleurs" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka N.P.A. (France: short title)
... aka Nulle part ailleurs (matin) (France: new title)
... aka Nulle part ailleurs (midi) (France: new title)
... aka Nulle part ailleurs (soir) (France: new title)
- Episode dated 15 June 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Himself
18. 25 Years of Punk (2001) (TV) .... Himself
19. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (2000) (V) .... Himself
20. "Behind the Music" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka VH1's Behind the Music (USA)
- Iggy Pop (1999) TV Episode .... Himself
21. Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (1997) (TV) .... Himself
22. Private Parts (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Howard Stern's Private Parts
23. Brit Awards 1996 (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
... aka The Brits 96 Uncut (UK)
24. "Rock & Roll" (1995) (mini) TV Series .... Himself
25. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
... aka My Generation
26. Dancing Barefoot (1995) (TV) .... Himself
27. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 9 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Punk
28. Elvis: The Tribute (1994) (TV) .... Performer
29. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 26 May 1993 (1993) TV Episode .... Himself
30. "The Howard Stern Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode dated 8 September 1990 (1990) TV Episode .... Himself
31. "Tales from the Crypt" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- For Cryin' Out Loud (1990) TV Episode .... Himself
32. "Top of the Pops" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
... aka All New Top of the Pops (UK)
... aka TOTP
- Episode dated 15 January 1987 (1987) TV Episode .... Himself
33. Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (1987) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years
34. Midsummer Rock (1970) (TV) .... Himself
35. Evening of Light (1969) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
1. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Madden
2. "SexTV"
- Breaking Sex (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
3. "Video on Trial"
- Episode #2.8 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
4. Françoise Hardy - Tant de belles choses (2005) (TV) .... Himself
5. À la recherche de la folle perdue (2004) (TV) .... Himself
6. Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003) .... Himself
7. End of the Century (2003) .... Himself
8. 24 Hour Party People (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
9. Punk (1991) .... Himself
10. "Rage" (1987) .... Himself (1987-)
11. "Edad de oro, La"
- Episode dated 30 October 1984 (1984) TV Episode .... Himself
Pop earned a place in punk rock history by popularizing many of the stage routines that are now commonplace among musicians: he was among the first to stage dive and "crowd walk". Moreover, early in his career, he was known to cut himself on stage. Although Pop has never recorded a Top 10 album or best-selling single, his impact on rock music is widely acknowledged.
The song "Punk Rock" on the album Come on Die Young by Mogwai pays tribute to Iggy Pop, as it samples a speech that Pop gave on punk rock from an interview on the CBC on March 11, 1977. During that interview, Peter Gzowski asked Iggy to clarify music labeled as "punk rock." Pop, dubbed "the Godfather of Punk," sat upright in his chair and defended the use of "punk", ending his speech (or tirade) in indignant repose.
I'll tell you about punk rock: punk rock is a word used by dilettantes and, uh... and, uh... heartless manipulators, about music... that takes up the energies, and the bodies, and the hearts and the souls and the time and the minds, of young men, who give what they have to it, and give everything they have to it. And it's a... it's a term that's based on contempt; it's a term that's based on fashion, style, elitism, satanism, and, everything that's rotten about rock 'n' roll.
I don't know Johnny Rotten... but I'm sure, I'm sure he puts as much blood and sweat into what he does as Sigmund Freud did. You see, what, what sounds to you like a big load of trashy old noise... is in fact... the brilliant music of a genius... myself. And that music is so powerful, that it's quite beyond my control. And, ah... when I'm in the grips of it, I don't feel pleasure and I don't feel pain, either physically or emotionally. Do you understand what I'm talking about? Have you ever, have you ever felt like that? When you just, when you just, you couldn't feel anything, and you didn't want to either. You know, like that? Do you understand what I'm saying, sir?
Pop's solo album The Idiot has been cited as a major influence on post-punk, electronic and industrial artists such as Joy Division and Nine Inch Nails. David Bowie's "The Jean Genie" is about an Iggy Pop like character. Mark E. Smith, Henry Rollins, Nick Cave and Jack White have all been quoted as saying that the Stooges' Fun House LP was "the greatest rock record ever made". Cave and The Birthday Party once did a 45-minute set of only Stooges songs back in the early 1980s under the name of 'The Cave Men'. One of the most popular bands of former Yugoslavia, Azra, recorded a song entitled "Iggy Pop" on their first album, released in 1980. UK punk rock bands the She Devils and Die Pretty released a split single called "Dance Like Iggy/Summertime" in 1999.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers referenced Iggy Pop in the song, "Coffee Shop". Kurt Cobain many times declared himself a fan of The Stooges and mentioned them frequently in his Journals as an influence, naming Raw Power his favorite album.
- The Stooges on Elektra 1969 - 1970
- Iggy Pop discography
- Iggy Pop homepage
- Site for Open Up And Bleed, Paul Trynka's Iggy biography
- Iggy Pop concert rider
- Iggy Pop at the Internet Movie Database
- Essays by Joe Ambrose, on Iggy, Chelsea Hotel, Punk Rock, William Burroughs
- Iggy Pop at All Music Guide
- Video - Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Passenger, October 1977, Manchester Apollo
- Iggy Pop "I'm Bored" video - live on Countdown, Australia
- CBC Archive - Iggy Pop interview with Peter Gzowski March 11, 1977.
- newcritics.com - The Fabulous Iggy Pop
- Photos of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in 2005
- Iggy Pop article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
Covers
Poison Idea covered the song "I Got A Right" on their 1984 mini album Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes. Nada Surf also covered this song on the We Will Fall Iggy Pop tribute album. The Adolescents also covered the song on their 1986 album Brats in Battalions
Rage Against the Machine covered "Down on the Street" on their last album "Renegades", which was a cover album.
"Search and Destroy" was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and appeared as a B-side of "By the Way" and "Give it Away" as well as on the compilation The Beavis and Butthead Experience album, and by the band Emanuel for the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack; moreover, he is referenced in the Red Hot Chili Peppers' song "Coffee Shop" from their 1996 album, One Hot Minute. Nike used "Search and Destroy" in their 1996 Olympics promotion. The song is also featured in the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. It is also used in the video game Guitar Hero II, allowing players to play the guitar and bass parts of the song.
The song "Raw Power" was covered by Daucus Karota and Guns N' Roses for "The Spaghetti Incident?" album.
David Bowie has rerecorded three tracks he co-wrote with Pop: "China Girl" for the album Let's Dance, and "Tonight" and "Neighbourhood Threat" on Tonight. Bowie also covered "Don't Look Down" on Tonight and "Bang Bang" on Never Let Me Down. He has also performed "Sister Midnight" many times, in concert.
"The Passenger" was covered by Siouxsie & the Banshees on their album Through the Looking Glass, Bauhaus on their DVD Gotham, and by INXS's Michael Hutchence on the Batman Forever soundtrack. The influential Riot Grrl band, Lunachicks, also recorded a version of the song. It was covered in Portuguese (O Passageiro) by the Brazilian pop rock band Capital Inicial.
The song "1969" was covered by goth rock band The Sisters of Mercy (included on their singles collection Some Girls Wander by Mistake), by Mission of Burma on their posthumous live album The Horrible Truth About Burma, and by Joey Ramone on his solo album Don't Worry About Me.
"1970" and was covered by The Damned on their debut album Damned, Damned, Damned, also by Charged GBH on their City Baby's Revenge album, and Hanoi Rocks on their All Those Wasted Years live album. All three instances were released under the song's alternate title of "I Feel Alright". The band Monster Magnet also recorded a cover of "1970" and often add the song to their live set.
The song "No Fun" has been covered by The Black Keys on The Moan EP, Some Girls on All My Friends Are Going Death, The Orb on The Peel Sessions Volume 2 and The Sex Pistols.
The song "Funtime", co-written with Bowie, was covered and released as a single in 1995 by Boy George, reaching the UK top 50. It is included on his album Cheapness and Beauty. The track was also sung live around 1980 by Blondie. It was also covered by Peter Murphy on the album Love Hysteria.
The song "Dirt" was covered by Depeche Mode and appeared as a B-side on their single I Feel Loved (2001). Martin Gore, Depeche Mode's songwriter, covered "Tiny girls", the song co-written with David Bowie, for his 2003 solo album Counterfeit2. "Dirt" was also covered by Chicago punkrock band Screeching Weasel on their 2000 compilation Thank You Very Little
The song "Ordinary Bummer" was covered by Blondie under the pseudonym "Adolph's Dog"
"I Wanna Be Your Dog" was covered by the Swans on their Children of God/World of Skin compilation, by Sonic Youth on their LP Confusion is Sex, by Thai / UK electro punk band Futon (band) as their debut single, by French electronica artist Emilie Simon, by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on the LP "Up Your Alley," and by Swedish rock band bob hund. It also appears on the greatest hits collection, 89/93: An Anthology, of alternative country band Uncle Tupelo. The song has been a raucous encore mainstay of Texas roots rock artist Alejandro Escovedo (formerly: The Nuns, Rank and File, True Believers ) and was finally put to "vinyl" on "More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-1996." The song was a favorite in early live performances of the Japanese rock band Zelda. A parody/tribute version titled "I'm Gonna Be Your God" was recorded by Slayer and released on their punk covers album Undisputed Attitude in May 1996.
"Funhouse" was covered by Nick Cave's first band, The Birthday Party, with Jim Thirlwell of the band Foetus guesting on saxophone. This song appears on Live 1981-82, which was not released as a CD until 1999.
The Birthday Party also cover the Stooges' "Loose," on the 2001 CD release of the complete The Birthday Party appearances on The Peel Sessions.
The dirge-like "We Will Fall," from the Stooge's first album, was covered by Sky Cries Mary on their 1993 album A Return to the Inner Experience.
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