Iggy PopI smoked this joint and then it hit me. I thought, what you gotta do is play your own simply blues.372Thought
Iggy PopIt is very important what not to do.362Hope
Iggy PopI'm a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and it's been nice that no particular damaged area has become a major issue. I'm a more than moderately healthy 65-year-old ma… ▶362Time
Iggy PopWell, I don't use the toilet much to pee in. I almost always pee in the yard or the garden, because I like to pee on my estate.363Politics
Iggy PopBasically, I’m a musical vocalist, but I do voiceover stuff as a sideline, like plumbing or something.375Hope
Iggy PopMy 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 pare… ▶375Time
Iggy PopWhen 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. ✨ Inter… ▶343Humanity
Iggy PopWhat some people would call antics, I would just call a good show. ✨ The Taming of the Stooge. Interview with Andrew Goldman, www.nytimes.com. June 29, 2012.301HumanityTime
Iggy PopThe future of rock n roll is Justin Bieber.291HopeTime
Iggy PopI think that all the years of exposure to amps and electricity has altered my body chemistry.336Thought
Iggy PopI'm not ashamed to dress like a woman because I don't think it's shameful to be a woman. ✨ Is the word 'girl' offensive? by Naomi McAuliffe, www.theguardian.com. M… ▶305Thought
Iggy PopMusical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.262Thought
Iggy PopIf I had to depend on what I actually get from sales, I'd be tending bar between sets. ✨ Iggy Pop gives first lecture on punk, profits and principles. PM with Brendan Tremba… ▶3410Time
Iggy PopNobody understands me, I'm really sensitive. ✨ Iggy's Trail of Destruction. Rolling Stone Interview, November 19, 2003.307Humor
Iggy PopI've probably been spit on more that any person alive outside of, I would say, a member of the prison system.307Life
Iggy PopI have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival. ✨ Iggy's Trail of Destruction. Rolling Stone interview, Nove… ▶329Reflection
Iggy PopMusic is life, and life is not a business. ✨ Iggy Pop celebrates Hall of Fame induction in typical fashion... by baring his chest. www.dailymail.co.uk. March 16, 2010.319Life
Iggy PopSomething I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I don’t scuba, I don’t spear, don’t boat, don’t… ▶265Love
Iggy PopIf I don't terrorize, I'm not Pop. ✨ Iggy's Trail of Destruction. Rolling Stone Interview, November 19, 2003.235Death
Iggy PopWhat did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen. ✨ Iggy Pop's Trail of Destruction by Erik Hedegaard, www.rollingstone.com. December 11, 2003.214Humor
Iggy PopYou know, I'm fifty-two now and I call myself a singer. Before I kick it I want to be able to carry a tune in a living room if called upon. Of course, mine come out all dark and t… ▶182Life
Iggy PopI like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild.182Thought
Iggy PopIf you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that’s such a rare gift. It’s underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is ine… ▶228HumanityPolitics
Iggy PopWhat the world needs right now... a good, artistic, gothic, terrifying scare151Philosophy
Iggy PopI 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… ▶174Thought
Iggy PopI think that prosecuting some college kid because she shared a file is a lot like sending somebody to Australia 200 years ago for poaching his lordship's rabbit. That's how it mus… ▶141DeathHumanityThought
Iggy PopThe more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around. ✨ What I've Learned: Iggy Pop by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. February 20, 2007.186Politics
Iggy PopAs society has changed, what had formerly been unacceptable has become colorful. ✨ Iggy Pop's Trail of Destruction. Interview with Erik Hedegaard, www.rollingstone.com.… ▶175Humanity
Iggy PopI never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.132Reading
Iggy PopThey say that death kills you, But death doesn't kill you. Boredom and indifference kill you.144Death
