James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor who was the lead vocalist of the proto‑punk band the Stooges. Regarded as the “Godfather of Punk”, he is noted for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics and distinctive voice. He was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Stooges in 2010, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his solo career. He had a long collaborative relationship and friendship with David Bowie over the course of his career, beginning with the Stooges’ album Raw Power in 1973. Both musicians went 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, with Pop usually contributing the lyrics. Initially playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll (later progressing toward more experimental and aggressive rock), the Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for confrontational performances, which sometimes involved acts of self‑mutilation by Pop. He was one of the first performers to stage‑dive and helped popularize the practice. Pop, who traditionally (though not exclusively) performs bare‑chested, also engaged in stage theatrics such as rolling in broken glass and exposing himself to the crowd.
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