He moved to Chicago where he played drums in blues clubs and came in touch with musician Sam Lay who connected him with many other like-minded musicians. He studied at the University of Michigan for a short while before dropping out to pursue a career in music. Inspired by the band, he took the stage name of Iggy Pop. During this time he came in touch with ‘The Iguanas’, an American garage rock band formed in Ann Arbor, with whom he performed for several years. He grew up in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and his parents let him use the master bedroom, as it was the only room in that trailer that was big enough to accommodate his drum kit.Īs a student, he didn’t let go of any opportunity to perform and played with various high school bands in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On realizing that he was musically inclined, they motivated him to pursue his dreams. He was raised by supportive parents who encouraged him to explore his interests. His father was a former high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School. Iggy Pop was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on Apto James Newell Osterberg, Sr. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him. Ted Kaczynski is an infamous criminal who became known for a campaign of letter bombs he sent by the name ‘Unabomber’. His most popular songs include ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, ‘Search and Destroy’, ‘Lust for Life’, ‘Real Wild Child’, and ‘The Passenger’. He has worked mostly as a solo artist after ‘The Stooges’ disbanded during the 1970s, only to reunite for in 2003. Over the course of his career, he has also mastered the musical genres of new wave, jazz, garage rock, hard rock, and art rock in addition to punk rock. The music fraternity holds him responsible for the rise of punk rock over the years. But the band’s music was critically appreciated and Iggy Pop’s contribution to the punk genre is regarded very highly. During the 1960s and the early 1970s, he promoted punk music to the audience through ‘The Stooges’ however, the band could never achieve the commercial success it deserved.
He has been regarded as the ‘Godfather of Punk’ in the music industry since his influential days with the proto-punk band ‘The Stooges.’ The southpaw guitarist is especially known for his outrageous antics on stage like rolling on peanut butter or broken glass, jumping from the stage, insulting the audience and bending his body like a pretzel.
James Newell Osterberg Jr., better known as Iggy Pop, is an American proto-punk rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor.
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