The Fabulous Iggy Pop
From my post over at newcritics.com: Iggy Pop, aka James Osterberg from suburban Michigan, never put up the
chart-toppers, never filled arenas, never toured in an armada of
tractor trailers, elaborate staging, and handlers. Yet, four decades
into his long and often strange career, Iggy Pop remains as influential
as ever. Iggy turns 60 this year, the reunited Stooges have an album in
the wings, and Iggy is the subject for the first full-blown,
fully-researched biography of his long life. Paul Trynka, former editor
of Mojo, has crafted a superb reader that captures the manic energy of
“Iggy Pop,” and the restless, intellectual wanderings of Jim Osterberg.
Iggy: Open Up and Bleed (due on April 17 from Broadway)
explores the depths of madness and energy that have always keyed the
Iggy Pop personal, melding the hypersexual wide-eyed rock-and-roll
man-child with a fascinating cast of characters that tells the story of
rock from the mid-60s to the latest playlists on iTunes. [More]
Great post on Ig, but what's with this Schneider fellow at NewCrits, ay? In love wit himself, no? Gonna mention poor John Keats, in ev'ry post, rain or shine? Nothin wrong with a strong voice, but how bout when it comes wit a brain thats addled? Too mary mirrors in that guys house.
Posted by: clive | February 08, 2007 at 09:40 AM
Thanks I loved this article! I missed it when Iggy opened 688 here in Atlanta with 8 shows in a row in 1980 (his set list remained written on the stage wall until it closed 6 years later) but I did catch him a few years later.
Posted by: wamylove | February 22, 2007 at 10:17 PM