10 Quotes & Sayings By Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He was a member of the Stooges, which he co-founded with his younger brother Ron in 1969. Iggy had a successful solo career throughout the 1970s and 1980s with a string of popular albums. He was the subject of the documentary Iggy Pop: Real Wild Child Read more

His music has been featured in films, television shows, and commercials. In 2005, he was voted number 21 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". In 2008, he was ranked 80th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and 11th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll".

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I've probably been spit on more that any person alive outside of, I would say, a member of the prison system. Iggy Pop
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I'm not ashamed to dress "like a woman" because I don't think it's shameful to be a woman. Iggy Pop
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I'm deeper than the shit I'm in and I don't really give a damn. Iggy Pop
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Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that. Iggy Pop
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I like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild. Iggy Pop
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I'm a travel enthusiast. Iggy Pop
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My mom was a saint. She taught me to be terminally nice. Iggy Pop
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I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free. Iggy Pop
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Look, you're here to see me, and I can't go on until my dealer is here, and he's waiting to be paid, so give me some money so I can fix up, and then you'll get your show. Iggy Pop