James Newell Osterberg, Jr., better known as "Iggy Pop"

James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born on April 21, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American punk rock singer and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited commercial success, Pop is considered one of the most important innovators of punk rock 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 was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s band that was highly influential in the development of hard rock. The Stooges became infamous for their live performances in which Pop leapt off the stage (thus inventing the "stage dive"), smeared raw meat and on one occasion peanut butter over his chest and cut himself with broken bottles. Many subsequent performers have imitated Pop’s antics. Iggy Pop This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A stage name or a screen name is a pseudonym used by performers - such as actors, athletes, comedians, musicians and clowns. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ... Stage diving is the act of getting onto the stage at a concert while a band is playing—usually heavy metal or punk rock—and then diving into the crowd below, hoping they will catch you. ...

Although he would never regain the vitality of his days with the Stooges, 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" and "The Passenger" (the latter based on a poem written by Jim Morrison). For other people named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison James Douglas Jim Morrison, (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was a singer, songwriter, writer, and poet. ...

A film about Pop's life and career titled The Passenger is currently in production. A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... The Passenger is a magazine and nonprofit organization founded by students at Northwestern University in 2003. ...

History

1947 to 1967: early career

Born in Muskegon, Michigan, he began his musical career as a drummer in different high school bands in Ypsilanti, Michigan. One band was the Iguanas, where he acquired the name Iggy. After exploring local blues-style bands 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 Doors, he formed the Psychedelic Stooges and called himself Iggy Pop. He got the name Pop because he once shaved his eyebrows for a show, after which he looked like a friend with the last name Pop who had recently undergone chemotherapy and was eyebrowless himself. The band was composed of Pop 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, Michigan. Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... Water Tower and Statue of Demetrius Ypsilanti Ypsilanti (Ǐp-sǐ-lÇŽn-tÄ“) is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Iguanas was one of Iggy Pops first bands. ... The blues is blal vaökdgohdtzkhchg cnlncgdl a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the full twelve note chromatic scale plus the microtonal intervals and a characteristic eight and twelve-bar chord progression. ... This article is about the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago by adding electricity, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone to the basic string/harmonica Delta blues. ... The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American Hard rock band. ... Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Not to be confused with The Three Stooges. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... -1... Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ... Dave Alexander was the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass or simply bass) is an electrically amplified plucked string instrument. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ...

1968 to 1975: The Stooges era

One year after their debut, and now dubbed the Stooges, the band were signed to Elektra Records in 1968. The Stooges' first two albums, The Stooges and Fun House, sold poorly, although they had a lasting influence on the burgeoning punk movement. Shortly after the new members joined the band broke up because of Pop's growing heroin addiction. Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Stooges is the self-titled debut of the protopunk band The Stooges. ... This article is about the album Fun House. For the game show of the same name, see Fun House (game show). ... A group of punks at a music festival. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

David Bowie salvaged 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 Iggy 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 was 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 Pop'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. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... James Williamson is a musician most famous for his contribution to the band The Stooges (at the time he was in the band they were known as Iggy and The Stooges), his only contribution to the band was playing lead guitar for the album Raw Power. ... Rhythm section refers to the musicians whose primary jobs in a jazz or popular music band or ensemble is to establish the rhythm of a song or musical piece, often via repeated riffs or ostinati. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Alcoholism is the intermittent or continual drinking of alcoholic beverages—which contain the drug ethanol—to the extent that it causes physical or mental harm, or interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... See also: 1974 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of... Raw Power is a 1973 album by hard rock band The Stooges, fronted by future icon Iggy Pop. ... See also: 1972 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jaggers request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust, putting an abrupt end to The... Scott Thurston, American guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter was born January 10, 1952 and raised in Medford, Oregon. ... Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions, all of them relating to the use, misuse or overuse of a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. ... A Biker is someone who rides a motorcycle (motorbike). ... Metallic K.O. is an infamous live recording of The Stooges. ...

1976 to 1978: Bowie and Berlin

After the second breakup of the Stooges, Pop made some recordings with James Williamson, but these weren't released until 1977 (as Kill City). The record was credited jointly to Pop and Williamson. Pop was unable to control his various drug habits, however, and checked himself into a mental institution to try and clean up. David Bowie was one of his few visitors there, and he continued to support Pop. In 1976, "when I wasn't doing much" as Pop euphemistically put it, Bowie took Pop along as his companion on the Station to Station tour. This was Pop's first exposure to large-scale professional touring and he was impressed, particularly with Bowie's work rate.

Bowie and Pop relocated to Berlin to wean themselves off their addictions (Bowie was existing solely on milk, cocaine, and peppers). Pop signed to 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" and "Tonight", both of which Bowie performed on his own albums later on. Bowie also played keyboards in Pop's live performances, some of which are featured on the album TV Eye (1978), and helped Pop focus on his career. Pop offered backing vocals on Bowie's Low This article is about Germanys largest city. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... The Idiot is a 1977 album by British rock musician Iggy Pop. ... Lust for Life is a 1977 album by Iggy Pop, his second collaboration with David Bowie following The Idiot, released earlier in the year. ... Tony Sales is a rock and roll bass guitarist who, with his brother Hunt Sales, has played with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop and Tin Machine. ... China Girl is a 1983 hit single by David Bowie, written by Bowie and Iggy Pop and taken from the album Lets Dance. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... For the album by Testament, see Low (Testament album). ...

1979 to 1981: the Arista albums

Pop was unhappy with RCA, however. He later admitted that he'd made TV Eye as a quick way of fulfilling his 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 surpisingly, 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 albums -- New Values was not a success, despite some strong material including "I'm Bored" and "Five Foot One". Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // History The company was founded as the successor label to Bell Records in 1974 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... New Values is Iggy Pops third solo album and first without David Bowie being involved in any way. ... Scott Thurston, American guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter was born January 10, 1952 and raised in Medford, Oregon. ...

The album was moderately successful in Australia, however, and this led to Pop's first visit there to promote it. While in Melbourne, Iggy made a memorable appearance on the ABC's nationwide pop show Countdown. During his anarchic performance of "I'm Bored", Iggy made no attempt to conceal the fact that he was miming, and he even tried to grab the teenage girls in the audience. An obviously 'wired' Iggy was also interviewed by host Ian Meldrum, an exchange which was frequently punctuated by Iggy jumping up and down on his chair and making loud exclamations of "G'day mate" in a mock Australian accent. Iggy's Countdown appearance is widely 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. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national non-commercial public broadcaster. ... Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from late 1974 until July 19 1987. ... From video The Ultimate Kylie 2004 Ian Molly Meldrum (born January 29, 1946) is an Australian popular music critic, journalist, and record producer, and musical entrepreneur best known as talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer and music news presenter on seminal popular music program Countdown. ... An Ostrialyan accent is how thy talk in ostrialya. ...

While in Australia Pop was also the guest on a live late-night commercial TV interview show on the Ten Network. Iggy's wit and intelligence and his articulate manner confounded the panel of journalists, whose main purpose was asking about his drug use. It is not known whether a recording of this interview exists but the famous Countdown appearance has often been re-screened in Australia. Ten Network logo Network TEN so called because it broadcasts on Channel TEN in most cities, is Australias third but possibly most profitable television network. ...

During the recording of Soldier (1980), Pop and Williamson quarrelled over production - the latter, apparently wanted a big, Phil Spector-type sound - and Williamson was fired. David Bowie appeared on the song Play It Safe on backing vocals with Simple Minds. The album and its follow-up Party (1981) were both commercial failures, and Pop was dropped from Arista. His drug habit varied in intensity, but remained. Soldier is a 1980 (see 1980 in music) album by proto-punk musician Iggy Pop. ... Harvey Phillip Phil Spector (born December 26, 1940) is a highly influential American record producer who turned out some of the best-known popular music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Simple Minds is a Scottish New Wave/rock band which had its greatest worldwide popularity during the mid-1980s. ... Party is a 1981 (see 1981 in music) album by early punk musician Iggy Pop. ...

The 1980s

Iggy Pop (left) with Tom Waits (right) from the film Coffee and Cigarettes.

In 1982, 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. Download high resolution version (852x480, 41 KB)Iggy Pop (left) with Tom Waits (right) from the film “Coffee and Cigarettes. ... Download high resolution version (852x480, 41 KB)Iggy Pop (left) with Tom Waits (right) from the film “Coffee and Cigarettes. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ... Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 independent film directed by Jim Jarmusch. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Stein (born January 5, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York) is co-founder and guitar player in the popular group Blondie [1]. He was diagnosed with a rare and usually fatal genetics disease called Pemphigus in 1983. ...

In 1983, Pop's fortunes changed. David Bowie recorded a version of the song "China Girl', which had originally appeared on The Idiot. Bowie's version was a worldwide hit single and as co-writer of the song, Pop received substantial royalties. In 1984, Bowie recorded another old Pop-Bowie song, Tonight, bringing more royalty money to Pop, who for the first time was financially secure, at least for the short term. Bowie's intention was to help his friend get out of the clutches from the IRS by including co-writer credits to Pop on tracks from his blockbuster "Let's Dance" album and the less successful follow-up "Tonight". This enabled Pop to take a three-year break, during which he overcame his heroin addiction, took acting classes and got married. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A royalty is a sum paid to the creator of performance art for the use of that art. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the United States government agency that collects taxes and enforces the tax laws. ...

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 co-written and recorded 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. This article is about the year. ... Steve Jones Steven Phillip Jones (born September 3, 1955) is a British rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known as a guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... The Sex Pistols were, despite their short existence, a very influential English punk band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian, British, Canadian and European popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s born out of the punk rock movement. ... This is boring This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Johnny OKeefe (1935-1978) was an early Australian rock and roll singer of the 1950s. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national non-commercial public broadcaster. ... Rage is an all-night Australian music video program that is broadcast on ABC TV on Friday and Saturday nights. ...

In 1987, Pop appeared (along with Bootsy Collins) on a mostly instrumental album by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Bootsy Collins on the cover of Bootsys Rubber Bands Live in Louisville 1978 William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Ryuichi Sakamoto at his New York City studio September 2003 Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一 Sakamoto Ryūichi, born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor. ...

The follow-up, Instinct (1988), was a complete turn around in musical direction, however. Its stripped-back, guitar-based sound leaned further towards the sound of the Stooges than any Pop solo album to date. His record label, which had most likely been expecting another Blah Blah Blah, dropped him. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 1990s

In 1990 Pop recorded Brick by Brick, produced by Don Was, with members of Guns N' Roses and The B-52s appearing 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). This article is about the year. ... Brick by Brick is a June 1990 album by the American singer Iggy Pop. ... Don Was (born Don Fagenson on September 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician and a music and record producer. ... Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The B-52s are a rock band from Athens, Georgia, the first of many from the college town that has become one of the most important centers in alternative rock. ... ...

In 1995, Pop found himself famous again 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. Also, an Iggy Pop concert is an important plot point, as it dissolves 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. Lust for Life is a 1977 (see 1977 in music) album by early punk musician Iggy Pop. ... Spoiler warning: Trainspotting is a 1996 film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ... Ewen Bremner (born in 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. ... The Jim Rome Show is a sports radio talk show hosted by Jim Rome. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

In 1995 he also released Naughty Little Doggie with Whitey Kirst returning on guitar, releasing 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. Naughty Little Doggie is a 1995 album by Iggy Pop. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Alphabet City, formerly considered a dangerous slum, is now a trendy part of the East Village in lower Manhattan. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... An Iggy Pop album where his band first becomes known as the Trolls,Iggy Pop,Whitey Kirst,Pete Marshall,Alex Kirst,LloydMoosemanRoberts ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

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." A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ...

Recent career

Pop supplied the memorable vocals to the 1999 Death in Vegas UK top 10 hit single Aisha. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Pop's latest album, 2003's Skull Ring, features collaborations with Sum 41, Green Day and the Trolls, as well as the Asheton brothers, reuniting the surviving Stooges for the first time since 1974. He also made a guest appearance in electroclash artist Peaches's song "Kick It." 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Green Day is a musical group from California, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Peaches promotional photo. ...

Pop also appeared as a guest vocalist on the track "Rolodex Propaganda" by At The Drive-In. At the Drive-In (ATDI) was a post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas from 1993 until 2001 and was one of the most influential bands of the genre. ...

Also in 2003, having enjoyed working with Ron and Scott Asheton on Skull Ring, Iggy reformed the Stooges with bassist Mike Watt (formerly of the Minutemen) filling in for the late Dave Alexander, and Fun House saxophonist Steve MacKay rejoining the lineup. They have been touring regularly since 2004 and are reported to be planning a new studio album with Steve Albini producing. Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a bass guitarist, singer and songwriter, best-known for co-founding the punk rock bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Iggy Pop & The Stooges. ... The Minutemen were a punk rock band from San Pedro, California comprising singer/guitarist D. Boon, singer/bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley. ... David M. Alexander, born in 1945, upstate New York, is a writer of science fiction and mysteries. ... This article is about the album Fun House. For the game show of the same name, see Fun House (game show). ... Steve MacKay is a tenor saxophone player, best known for his participation on The Stooges influential second album Fun House. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) is an influential singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. ...

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 didn't collaborate on the biography, or publicly endorse it. In 2005, Iggy appeared, along with Madonna, Little Richard, Bootsy Collins, and The Roots' ?uestlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American pop singer, dancer, actress, songwriter and an author. ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and an early pioneer of rock and roll. ... Bootsy Collins on the cover of Bootsys Rubber Bands Live in Louisville 1978 William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... The Roots, also known as The Legend/The Legendary, The Fifth Dynasty and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning Philadelphia-based hip hop group, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ... ?uestlove (pronounced Questlove) is the stage name of Ahmir Khalib Thompson, born 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an African-American musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as the drummer for hip-hop band The Roots. ... Motorola ROKR E1 The Motorola ROKR E1 is the first mobile phone to be integrated with Apple Computers iTunes music player. ...

In early 2006, Iggy and the Stooges headlined Australia's Big Day Out. The Stooges are currently at work on a new album, tentatively due out in 2007. It will feature tracks produced by Steve Albini and Jack White of the White Stripes.[1] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) is an influential singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. ... Jack White has been the name of several people, among them are: Jack White, rock musician and one half of the group The White Stripes, producer, and actor Jack White, First World War Victoria Cross recipient Jack White, a German producer of disco music, see also German article John (Jack... The White Stripes are a minimalist rock and roll duo from Detroit, formed in 1997. ...

Film career

Pop has had a limited career as an actor. He has appeared in sixteen movies, including Sid and Nancy, The Color of Money, Hardware (voice only), The Crow: City of Angels, The Rugrats Movie, Snow Day, Coffee and Cigarettes, Somewhere in California, Cry-Baby, Dead Man and Atolladero, a Spanish science fiction Western in which he also sings the main theme. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Sid and Nancy movie cover. ... The Color of Money was a 1984 novel by American writer Walter Tevis, continuing the story of Fast Eddie Felson from The Hustler (1959). ... Hardware, (1990) is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Richard Stanley. ... The Crow: City of Angels is the 1996 sequel to cult movie and comic The Crow by James OBarr. ... The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 animated film, produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. ... A snow day is a day on which school classes are cancelled or delayed due to snow or heavy ice. ... Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 independent film directed by Jim Jarmusch. ... Cry Baby is a 1990 movie written and directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp and Ricky Lake. ... Dead Man is a 1995 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He has been featured in five television series, including Miami Vice, 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. Miami Vice was a popular television series (five seasons on NBC from 1984-1989) starring Don Johnson (James Sonny Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Ricardo Rico Tubbs) as two Miami police detectives working undercover. ... Tales from the Crypt was a horror anthology TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. It was based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and was produced by The Geffen Film Company in association with Warner Bros. ... The Adventures of Pete & Pete was a US television series produced and broadcast by the Nickelodeon cable channel. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Yelgrun (played by Iggy Pop) was a Vorta in the Dominion. ...

Although Pop had nothing to do with the movie, Ewan McGregor's sexually ambiguous, drug-fuelled character in Velvet Goldmine is considered by most critics to be modelled on him. Likewise,the character of Rock Head in the Sid and Nancy (in which Pop plays a different character) is thought by some to be based on Pop. He had a walk on appearance in the film as a prospective tenant at The Chelsea Hotel. Sid and Nancy movie cover. ... A well-known residence for artists, musicians and writers, the Hotel Chelsea is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea in New York City. ...

Pop has been profiled in four rockumentaries and has had songs on eighteen soundtracks, including Crocodile Dundee and Trainspotting. The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a program on television or movie documentary about rock and roll or its musicians. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback in the area around Walkabout Creek and in New York City. ... The Trainspotting Soundtracks are two soundtrack albums released following the film version of Irvine Welshs novel. ...

A bio-pic 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 in late 2006. Elijah Wood in Wellington, New Zealand for the 2003 world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. ...

Influence

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," for example. Some of his stage antics have yet to have been topped by even the most "outrageous" of contemporary bands: among other things, in his prime he was known to cut himself and roll around in peanut butter on stage, and is rumoured to have once received oral sex from a fan in front of an audience. Stage diving is the act of getting onto the stage at a concert while a band is playing—usually heavy metal or punk rock—and then diving into the crowd below, hoping they will catch you. ... Peanut Butter in a jar Peanut butter is a food product made of roasted or ground peanuts, usually salted and sweetened. ... Oral sex (from Latin os, oris mouth) consists of all the sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth and tongue, to stimulate genitalia. ...

Although Pop has never had a Top 10 album or best-selling single, his impact on rock music is widely acknowledged; among the famous musicians who have claimed him as an influence are The Sex Pistols, The Ramones and Nirvana. Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The Sex Pistols in 1977. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ...

The song "Punk Rock" on the album Come On Die Young by Mogwai is also a tribute to Pop, as it samples a speech that Pop gave on punk rock from an interview on CBC. Come On Die Young is the fourth album by the post-rock group Mogwai. ... Mogwai are a Scottish band formed in 1995 that have become one of the most influential and best known post-rock bands. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

During that interview, Peter Gzowski asked Iggy to clarify music labeled as "punk rock." Iggy, as some have now dubbed "the Grandfather of Punk," sat upright in his chair, to emphasize the points he made below, as the basis for his opinion of the term used to describe his music, in what some could view as a defiant response, respectful of the interviewer, before "punk rock" became a well-known genre.

Pop ended his speech (or tirade) in indignant repose, after which he defended the use of "punk" to describe those who use such a term to describe music, and the fan base behind the movement. He praised punk artists, including himself, whose music fall into that genre.

In the following, he describes the use of the term by those who attempt to label "punk" with a common disaffected brush, attempting to appeal to the interviewer, while providing a definition.

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?

The Iggy and the Stooges song "Search and Destroy" was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and appeared as the B-side of "Give It Away" and on the compilation The Beavis and Butthead Experience album, and by the band Emanuel for the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack; the song "Raw Power" was covered by Guns N' Roses for the ill-fated The Spaghetti Incident? album. David Bowie covered the song "China Girl" for Let's Dance album, "Tonight" and "Neighbourhood Threat" for Tonight album and "Bang Bang" for Never Let Me Down album. "The Passenger" was covered by Siouxie & The Banshees on their album Through The Looking Glass, and by INXS's Michael Hutchence on the Batman Forever soundtrack. The Stooges song "1969" was covered by cult gothic band The Sisters of Mercy (included on their singles collection Some Girls Wander By Mistake) and by Joey Ramone on his solo album Don't Worry About Me. "1970" was covered by Charged GBH on their City Baby's Revenge album under the alternate title of "I Feel Alright". Iggy's solo album The Idiot is the landmark for post-punk as genre. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock and roll - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... John Lydon John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten (a nickname derived from the state of his teeth) was the iconoclastic lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) and an Irish individualist anarchist. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (IPA: []) (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are a California-based rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. ... Emanuel is a five-piece post-hardcore band from Clarksville, Indiana. ... Tony Hawks American Wasteland is a video game that has been released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. ... Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The Spaghetti Incident? is an album by Guns N Roses recorded from the early 90s line up. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... David Bowie scored his first truly commercial blockbuster with Lets Dance (1983), a dance album with co-production by Chics Nile Rodgers. ... Tonight is the name of a British television newsmagazine, anchored by Sir Trevor McDonald and produced by the ITV network since 1999. ... Never Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released April 1987. ... ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) is an Australian rock group. ... Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997) was the lead singer of the Australian rock band, INXS. // Biography Michael was born in Sydney, but was subsequently raised in Hong Kong. ... Batman Forever (1995) is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from previous entries in the franchise, with the dramatic changes to such things as the cast, design and Danny Elfmans theme, which... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... The Sisters of Mercy are a band that emerged out of the British post punk scene in 1980-1981. ... Some Girls Wander By Mistake is a collection of early independent singles by the UK band The Sisters of Mercy. ... Jeffry Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), better known as Joey Ramone, was an American vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the legendary punk rock group The Ramones. ... Dont Worry About Me is the only album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist, although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as their lead singer. ... The band in 1996. ... The Idiot is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1869. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock...

Discography

With The Stooges

The Stooges August, 1969

Fun House July, 1970

Raw Power February, 1973

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Solo

Kill City November, 1977	The Idiot March 18, 1977	Lust For Life September 9, 1977	New Values April, 1979
Soldier January, 1980	Party June, 1981	Zombie Birdhouse September, 1982	Blah Blah Blah October, 1986
Instinct July, 1988	Brick by Brick June, 1990	American Caesar September, 1993	Naughty Little Doggie February, 1996
Avenue B September 20, 1999	Beat 'Em Up June 18, 2001	Skull Ring September 30, 2003

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Singles

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• Iggy Pop at the Internet Movie Database
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• Rare Iggy Pop I'm Bored Video - live on Countdown, Australia. Hilarious!