Iggy Pop Musical artist

Iggy Pop (/ˈɪɡi pɑːp/; born James Newell Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Osterberg became known as "Iggy" in high school, when he served as drummer for a local blues band, The Iguanas. He is vocalist of the influential protopunk band The Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and has been known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics.Iggy's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including rock, hard rock, new wave and pop, jazz, art rock and blues. 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.

Personal facts

Iggy Pop
Alias (AKA)Osterberg Jr. James Newell
Birth dateApril 21, 1947
Birth place
Muskegon Michigan

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Musical artist

Career started1960
associated musical artist
David Bowie
Henry Rollins
Tom Waits
Blondie (band)
The Stooges
The Nymphs
Slash (musician)
The Trolls
Debbie Harry
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Punk rock
Shock rock
Glam rock
Garage rock
Hard rock
Protopunk
Post-punk
record label
RCA Records
Virgin Records
A&M Records
Elektra Records

Iggy Pop on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://iggypop.com
  2. http://www.iggypop.com/index.html