In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music – you know Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards – they didn’t get any money at first. They were all broke.

— Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop Quotes

My 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 parents of Iggy Pop.

— Iggy Pop

Your skin starts itching once you buy that gimmick about something called love.

— Iggy Pop

When I get up in the morning, I stay nude for three or four hours. If I really feel like getting formal, I’ll put on board shorts.

— Iggy Pop

I’m a travel enthusiast.

— Iggy Pop

Nihilism is best done by professionals.

— Iggy Pop

My mom was a saint. She taught me to be terminally nice.

— Iggy Pop

I’m bored, I’m the chairman of the board.

— Iggy Pop

I like semi-torn-down places where I could get nestled in and get something done without anyone bothering me.

— Iggy Pop

Nobody understands me, I’m really sensitive.

— Iggy Pop

Something 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 play basketball or football – I excel at staring into space. I’m really good at that.

— Iggy Pop

The key to The Doors is the culture behind the myth.

— Iggy Pop

I am the passenger, I stay under glass. I look through my window so bright, I see the stars come out tonight. I see the bright and hollow sky, over the city’s ripped backsides and everything looks good tonight.

— Iggy Pop

Sky

Well, the stuff that has become more commercial doesn’t have any edge.

— Iggy Pop

If I don’t terrorize, I’m not Pop.

— Iggy Pop

A lot of young musicians get the money at the wrong time. They get it for something they don’t feel great about, and it’ll make you feel so bad it’ll destroy you and kill you.

— Iggy Pop

Second only to the sea, the Miami sky has been the greatest comfort in my life past 50. On a good day, when the wind blows from the south, the light here is diffuse and forgiving.

— Iggy Pop

Look, you’re here to see me, and I can’t go on until my dealer is here, and he’s waiting to be paid, so give me some money so I can fix up, and then you’ll get your show.

— Iggy Pop

Miami’s never been more than a spit from New York.

— Iggy Pop

My general take on American music since 1969 is that it’s just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight – audience, performance, and palace guard.

— Iggy Pop

I never say never about anything.

— Iggy Pop

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