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Explore our hand-picked selection of 113 inspiring quotes by Iggy Pop.

About Iggy Pop

  • Born: April 21, 1947
  • Occupation: Singer
    • I thought, "wow, it sounds really stoned anyway." it sounded good to me. i found out that there was a lot in there. what all this comes down to is i was just trying to get in touch with myself. and i met some interesting people in new york who weren't in show business. i even got to know my dentist.
    New York People Interesting
    My mom was a saint. she taught me to be terminally nice.
    Mom Nice Saint
    And if somebody's going to produce me, they should be producing my sound for me. and that's something i have to come up with myself.
    Sound Produce Come Up
    In the morning i'd write these essays, anything that i'd feel like writing, and in the afternoon, i'd spend time with my guitar. i had decided after listening to my last four or five albums that my biggest weakness musically was melody. the reason i had been singing in a monotone over the chord patterns in my songs was that i never practiced doing melodies.
    Song Morning Writing
    I wanted to learn a little bit about acting, not because i thought i'd find a star vehicle and set the world on fire, but i thought the discipline of it would be good for me. i met a good coach, and i joined her class - with a lot of hungry young actors who really didn't acre if i was a rock 'n' roll singer or not. i started to learn to get a focus, without having to jump up and down every few seconds.
    Stars Class Fire
    I'd have a few on and off, but the commitment was always more on the girls' part than on mine, to be perfectly honest. so, i met a girl in tokyo, on my japanese tour, with whom i've been living ever since, very happily. her name is suchi.
    Girl Commitment Names
    I never had a checkbook. it used to be cash in hand, stuff in the pocket, or a manager would keep some accounts and give me money. i started to wonder what it must feel like to actually make a profit, pay taxes, and to have a phone listing, and a manager. and also, i was sick of sleeping around every night.
    Sleep Night Phones
    You 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 twisted and weird.
    Dark Two Tunes
    Living in england was wonderfully civil and easy-going.
    England Easy Easy Going
    I 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, and i just started, for lack of a better term, running free.
    Mom Running Dad
    Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. it's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.
    Cousin Cities Towns
    Miami's never been more than a spit from new york.
    New York Miami Spit
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