Iggy Pop is the alter-ego created by musician Jim Osterberg. Iggy is mostly known for being the excentric and violent lead singer of the STOOGES and for the albums he recorded with David Bowie. He is also often referred to as the Father of Punk.

Iggy became famous not only for his new punk sound and his androgynous look but also for his antics on stage, which include cutting himself, rubbing himself with peanut butter, flashing the audience, humping various objects, and leaping into the audience.

But these antics hid a painful addiction to drugs that sabotaged his career and his life for years. He nearly died numerous times.

His music inspired David Bowe, Nirvana, The Clash, the Sex Pistols, the White Stripes, Nine-in-Nails, the Rollings Stones, Arrowsmith, and more.

Sources: An article in OUT Magazine https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/06/29/iggy-pop-wishes-hed-had-more-sex

Gimme Danger Documentary on Prime https://www.amazon.com/Gimme-Danger-Iggy-Pop/dp/B089Y5JRMX

Open up and Bleed book by Paul Trynka

Article in Rolling Stones by Edmond O. Ward https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-stooges-180002/

Cream magazine

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