Iggy Pop
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Iggy Pop is an American musician born in 1947 who became a pioneering figure in punk rock and alternative music. He is significant for his influential musical career and his impact on the development of punk rock as a genre.
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- 1947
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- 15
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- Blender
- Total chaos
- Teatime dub encounters
- Kill city
- Punk rock Christmas
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Acting · Muskegon, Michigan, USA
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actor. He is considered an influential innovator of punk rock, hard rock, and other styles of rock music. Pop began calling himself "Iggy" after his first band in high school (for which he was drummer), The Iguanas. He was lead singer/songwriter of…
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- Daniel's Gotta Die — Edward Powell2025
- Iggy Pop - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 — Himself2025
- How Dark My Love — Self2025
- The Dark Fantastic — Self2025
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2025
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! — Self2025
- Iggy Pop - Citadelle de Spandau, Berlin 2025 — Self
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2 objects attributed to Iggy Pop, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor who was the lead vocalist of the proto-punk band the Stooges. Regarded as the "Godfather of Punk", he is noted for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics, and unique voice. He was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Stooges in 2010, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his solo career.
He had a long collaborative relationship and friendship with David Bowie over the course of his career, beginning with the Stooges' album Raw Power in 1973. Both musicians went to West Berlin to wean themselves off their respective drug addictions and Pop began his solo career by collaborating with Bowie on the 1977 albums The Idiot and Lust for Life, Pop usually contributing the lyrics.
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