A lot of young musicians get the money at the wrong time. They get it for something they don't feel great about, and it'll make you feel so bad it'll destroy you and kill you. Iggy Pop baddestroyfeel Change image and share on social
'Punk rock' is a word used by dilettantes and heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies, the bodies, the hearts, the souls, the time and the minds of young men who give everything they have to it. Iggy Pop bodydilettanteenergy share on social
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 accordanceconductdad share on social
My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I got older, they suddenly realized, Oh, my God, we're the parents of Iggy Pop. Iggy Pop artartisticbegin Change image and share on social
I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward. Iggy Pop backwardfindfocus Change image and share on social
When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, were very artificial. Iggy Pop artificialbegingenre Change image and share on social
I became Iggy because I had a sadistic boss at a record store. I'd been in a band called the Iguanas. And when this boss wanted to embarrass and demean me, he'd say, 'Iggy, get me a coffee, light.' Iggy Pop bandboscall Change image and share on social
Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor. Iggy Pop actorauthorburden Change image and share on social
Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. It's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities. Iggy Pop aspirationcitycousin Change image and share on social
