The production of IggyвЂ™s song вЂLust For LifeвЂ™ shows just how intelligent the man is. LetвЂ™s be honest James and the Stooges doesnвЂ™t quite have the same ring to it.ДЎ0. He chose his stage name because he thought it sounded good for show business. IggyвЂ™s real name is James Newell Osterberg Jr. Iggy was once even involved in a bar brawl with a biker gang after having eggs hurled at him, something that you can hear on The Stooges live album 'Metallica KO'.Д©. Later dubbing the performance The Murder Of A Virgin. But there was a terrifying aspect to his performance too, where he would stab himself with broken glass or knives on stage, once even carving an X into his chest. On one hand he could be seen either shirtless, in a latex bikini and maybe even dry humping the microphone. Iggy PopвЂ™s live shows have been known to occupy two very different ends of the spectrum. He first lathered himself in peanut butter, which weвЂ™re sure was a delightful experience for the crowd.ДЁ. The earliest recording of him doing this is from 1970 at the Midsummer Rock Festival. Iggy Pop is often hailed as the inventor of the stage dive, something that has become a staple of the Rockstar performance. He was put in whiteface carrying a large cross and made out with bloody mannequins which is just another day in the life really.Д§. Iggy has over 58 acting credits on IMDB and his film debut was in Nico: Evening of Light a film about the Velvet Underground singer. He later rejected every recording that the band made over in London, before leaving it to Bowie to finish вЂRaw PowerвЂ™.Д¦. Whilst DeFries had saved the band, he soon regretted it, playing a show in London the performance was so shocking that DeFries ensured that the band would never play in the UK again. Although, they were originally turned away from customs, only spared by BowieвЂ™s manager Tony DeFries, who turned up to persuade customs otherwise.ДҐ. When David Bowie came calling to work with the band on their third album вЂRaw PowerвЂ™ the band set out on a trip to London. Initially starting the conversation with a simple text, it led to them spending time together in the desert with HommeвЂ™s bandmate Dean Fertitia and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders.Д¤. For his album вЂPost Pop DepressionвЂ™ Iggy enlisted the help of Josh Homme to create the record. After meeting Dave Alexander, Scott and Ron Ashton, Iggy formed the band with them in Michigan where they would originally call themselves the Psychedelic Stooges.ДЈ. The first band he was in called the Iguanas had him on drums, not leaping around the stage as we know him for now.Дў. Raised in Michigan to a working-class family, they originally sacrificed a bedroom for Iggy to practice drumming. Today we thank God (or indeed, him downstairs) for the existence of one of the greatest frontmen operating within the realms of rock music.ДЄnything but a passenger we thought weвЂ™d take a closer look at the enigmatic contortionist.ДЎ.

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