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Iggy Pop, born on April 21, 1947, is an influential American rock singer. Known for his unique musical style and stage presence, he is considered one of the pioneers of punk rock. Pop's musical career began in the 1960s, and he gained prominence as a member of the band The Stooges, whose rebellious spirit and raw rock style have influenced countless successors.

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“When I get up in the morning, I stay nude for three or four hours. If I really feel like getting formal, I'll put on board shorts.”

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“The nut of the thing is that if what you make is hard like a diamond, you can put it anywhere. You can put it up your and it will still be beautiful.”

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“If I started thinking too much about how influential I've been, then I'd be more of a turd than I already am.”

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“When the 'godfather of punk' thing started floatin' around, it was, I was really, really embarrassed. I thought I should have a great, big rig and a cape and everything, and it was very embarrassing. And then after a while, you learn that if people call you anything, this is a great gift.”

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“The most successful stuff is sold to you as indispensable social information. The message in the music is, 'We are terribly, terribly slick and suave, and if you listen to us, you can probably get a leg up in society, too.'”

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“I try to beat back the producers and engineers so they - there's not an excess of stuff used to squeeze my voice to make it artificial. There's a person in there, and people will listen; if they hear another person speak to them, they'll listen because it's lonely out here.”

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“It's the same thing: I would think, "If I can't go out and pull some teenager tonight, maybe I'm no good on stage anymore." And you start to think that you even need it as a motivation. I did, anyway.”

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“I wanted to learn a little bit about acting, not because I thought I'd find a star vehicle and set the world on fire, but I thought the discipline of it would be good for me. I met a good coach, and I joined her class - with a lot of hungry young actors who really didn't acre if I was a rock 'n' roll singer or not. I started to learn to get a focus, without having to jump up and down every few seconds.”

“I thought that if I practiced doing melodies for a year or so at home, I would learn to think melodically, and when I went to work it would come out, and it did, on this album. What else was important to me...? I spend a lot of time in the grocery store, shopping.”

Ifs Thinking Years Important Home Albums Stores Working It Melody Shopping Groceries Grocery Stores Doing Me

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“And for so long, I had thought if I was going to write a song, or get "into" something, I had to at least smoke a joint or something. And that didn't work anymore. Once I was fairly well cleaned out, even a little bit of a drug getting into my work threw me off kilter.”

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“I'm not the kind of person who could join AA or have rules for myself or on Thursday take this vitamin pill. So, basically, I learned the hard way. I learned by trial and error, and tried to get drugs out of my work. That took about a year. If I was going to work, it was best that I be straight. And I was surprised at what came out.”

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“And if somebody's going to produce me, they should be producing my sound for me. And that's something I have to come up with myself.”

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“You know, I'm fifty-two now and I call myself a singer. Before I kick it I want to be able to carry a tune in a living room if called upon. Of course, mine come out all dark and twisted and weird.”

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“If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that’s such a rare gift. It’s underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.”

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“If I had to depend on what I actually get from sales, I'd be tending bar between sets.”

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“If I don't terrorize, I'm not Pop.”

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About the Author

Born: April 21, 1947
Known for: Singer
Quotes: 114

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