It is not known whether a recording of this interview exists, but the famous Countdown appearance has often been re-screened in Australia. The stage was tiny and it was really low. [57] In June 2010, Pop appeared at Yonge and Dundas Square in Toronto with the reformed Stooges on the NXNE main stage. With the help of Iggy Pop, Punk music came alive and is ringing in almost every music lover’s ear. Sadly, their music wasn’t getting any commercial success, so they decided to switch their music to punk. Pop's song "China Girl" became more widely known when it was re-recorded by co-writer Bowie, who released it as the second single from his most commercially successful album, Let's Dance (1983). Pop appears as a character in the Adult Swim animated comedy/adventure series The Venture Bros.. Pop produced 2001's Beat 'Em Up, which gave birth to The Trolls, releasing the single "Football" featuring Trolls alumni Whitey Kirst and brother Alex. They helped me explore anything I was interested in. In 2005, Pop appeared, along with Madonna, Little Richard, Bootsy Collins, and The Roots' Questlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone. On January 6, 2009, original Stooges guitarist and Pop's self-described best friend Ron Asheton was found dead from an apparent heart attack. It was aired in the US on This American Life on January 30, 2015 in the episode "Burroughs 101", commemorating his 101st birthday. They have toured regularly since 2004. Osterberg began his music career as a drummer in various high school bands in Ann Arbor, Michigan, including The Iguanas, who cut several records such as Bo Diddley's "Mona" in 1965. So, here's this guy, out of his head on acid, dressed in leather with his hair all oiled and curled. The Stooges' first album The Stooges, (on which Pop was credited as "Iggy Stooge"), was produced by John Cale in New York in 1969. [90], In 2017, Pop appeared in Song to Song directed by Terrence Malick, opposite Michael Fassbender. Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the course of his career, including garage rock, punk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, art rock, new wave, jazz, blues, and electronic. Pop testified in the reissue's liner notes that on the new mix, "everything's still in the red". In 1996, Pop again found mainstream fame when his 1977 song "Lust for Life" was featured in the film Trainspotting. The same year he appeared on Hashisheen, The End of Law, a collaborative effort by Bill Laswell, reading on the tracks The Western Lands and A Quick Trip to Alamut. Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. His family is of German and Irish descent. You can fill in your sexual comments yourself. Iggy did his schooling in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a part of various bands. in a duet with Debbie Harry. Iggy Pop’s Wife, Nina Alu. "Real Wild Child", a cover of "The Wild One", originally written and recorded by Australian rock 'n' roll musician Johnny O'Keefe in 1958. His paws, stomach, chest, and neck are white, as are the area around his mouth and forehead. 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. See full bio » Photograph: Simon Lewis. However, he did so on three occasions at a concert in Madrid, Spain on April 30, 2010. [46] Pop also sang on the "No Fun" cover by Asian Dub Foundation on their 2008 album Punkara. In 1991, Pop and Kirst contributed the song "Why Was I Born (Freddy's Dead)" to the soundtrack of the film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. He was 60 years old. James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American musician, singer, lyricist, record producer and actor. Not surprisingly, the album's style harkened back to the guitar sound of the Stooges. In 1976, the Stooges had been gone for two years, and Iggy Pop had developed a notorious reputation as one of rock & roll's most spectacular waste cases. Photograph: Richard McCaffrey/Getty Images Josh We talked about the different forms of heaven, and the ways to get in. However, since neither Pop nor Williamson were satisfied with any players in England, they decided to re-unite the Stooges. [76][77], In January 2020, Pop received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Their first show was played at a Halloween party at a house in Detroit, Michigan. | Kotaku Australia", "CANOE – JAM! Taurus. [34], Additionally, Pop contributed the title song to the 1984 film Repo Man (with Steve Jones, previously of the Sex Pistols, on guitar, and Nigel Harrison and Clem Burke, both of Blondie on bass and drums) as well as an instrumental called "Repo Man Theme" that was played during the opening credits.[35]. [127], A photo of Pop on stage with fans at the Sydney Opera House in 2019 taken by Antoine Veling won the Culture Category of the Sony World Photography Awards. As of March 2021, The estimated net worth of Iggy Pop is approximately $24 million. The seeds of Pop's stage persona were sown when he saw the Doors perform in 1967 at the University of Michigan and was amazed by the stage antics and antagonism displayed by singer Jim Morrison. ", "Celebrate Iggy Pop's 73rd Birthday by Recalling His Guest Spot on, "Early Retirement Helped James Williamson Rejoin the Stooges", Iggy Pop on His "Emotional Reaction" to the Stooges' Hall of Fame Induction, "Iggy Pop fronts Swiftcover insurance ad – Brand Republic News", "Iggy Pop to front £25 million car insurance ad campaign", "Josh Freese confirms that Iggy Pop is on Slash's album", "Who Wants Some Shirtless Iggy Pop in Their LEGO Rock Band? Iggy Pop has been married thrice in his life. And yet, here he is, at age 70, still standing, still shirtless, still putting his body through the wringer every night he's onstage. It was a work of art. Pop and the Stooges played the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007. [89], Also in 2016, he participated, with Michel Houellebecq and others, in Erik Lieshout's documentary To Stay Alive: A Method. Pop worked with Johnny Depp on several films: they appeared together in Cry-Baby and Dead Man. [68], In 2016, Pop recorded an album with Josh Homme titled Post Pop Depression. They played a very different style of music, and we’re always experimenting. In early 2006, Pop and the Stooges played in Australia and New Zealand for the Big Day Out. He said that he first met his wife in the year 1999. The album was moderately successful in Australia and New Zealand, however, and this led to Pop's first visit there to promote it.