His father was adopted by a Swedish-American nurse surnamed Osterberg. He is of English, German, and Irish descent on his father's side, and Danish and Norwegian ancestry on his mother's side. (1921–2007), a former high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on April 21, 1947, the son of Louella ( née Christensen 1917–1996) and James Newell Osterberg Sr. In January 2020, Pop received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His solo album The Idiot has been cited as a major influence on a number of post-punk, electronic and industrial artists including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Joy Division, and was described by Siouxsie Sioux as a "re-affirmation that our suspicions were true: the man is a genius." He was inducted as part of the Stooges into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
The Stooges' album Raw Power has proved an influence on artists such as Sex Pistols, the Smiths, and Nirvana. Bowie re-recorded and performed many of Pop's songs throughout his career.Īlthough Pop has had limited commercial success, he has remained both a culture icon and a significant influence on a wide range of musicians in numerous genres. 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). hit, " Candy", a duet with B-52's singer Kate Pierson. In 1990, he recorded his first and only Top 40 U.S. Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Pop's songs have become well known, including " Search and Destroy" and " I Wanna Be Your Dog" by the Stooges, and his solo hits " Lust for Life", " The Passenger" and " Real Wild Child (Wild One)". 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, who traditionally (but not exclusively) performs bare-chested, also performed such stage theatrics as rolling around in broken glass and exposing himself to the crowd. He was one of the first performers to do a stage-dive and popularized the activity. Throughout his career, he is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics, and distinctive voice. Both musicians relocated 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. He had a long collaborative and personal friendship with David Bowie over the course of his career, beginning with the Stooges' album Raw Power in 1973.
Initially playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll, the Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performances, which often involved acts of self-mutilation by Pop. Designated the " Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band The Stooges, who were formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He normally ends on two covers The Dee Jays "Real Wild Child (Wild Ones)" and "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.James Newell Osterberg Jr. He doesn't shy away from his fan-favorite solo hits either, making sure to perform songs like "The Passenger," "Lust for Life," and "Nightclubbing" each night. The setlist this season has so far remained the same, equipped with about nine Stooges songs including "I Wanna be Your Dog," "Search and Destroy," "T.V. In this month alone he's hit up Mad Cool Fest, Stimmen Fest, Les Viellies Charrues, and just the other night, July 24th, he rocked Hungary at Budapest ParkĮach night he's been ensuring fans have a grand time with setlists that boast 20-21 songs. In June he shimmied his way over to Europe and has been topping festival bills all over the continent.
In April he strutted his stuff down under in good ol' Australia. Iggy Pop continues to transcend age and time as he takes on 2019 with a new album on the way, and festival sets that outshine most of the newer acts on the bill.