Just to mention a few, He was put in the Kerrang! Hall of Fame in 2001 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. His tracks are incredible and the efforts he put during his career has earned him a number of awards. Iggy is an iconic figure in the world of music and as we will know, he was unstoppable when he was on a roll. They were later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010. They performed in 2007 and the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame event. Mike Watt and Steve Mackay joined to replace Dave Alexander. The Stooges was reunited for the first time since 1974 in 2003 with Iggy Pop, Ron and Scott Asheton, being the three surviving original members. He found mainstream success again in 1996 after his 1977 song, “Lust for Life” was featured in the film, Trainspotting. In 1986, he released “Blah-Blah-Blah” which was his highest rated album, peaking at number 75 on the Billboard Top 200 albums. He published his autobiography in 1980 with Anne Wehner. His relationship with David Bowie grew exponentially and after some time, he released “The Passenger” and “Lust for Life”, some of his best work of all time. Later on, together with David Bowie, they moved to Berlin to clean themselves up of their respective addictions. Due to his drug addiction, he checked himself into a mental institution. During this time, Pop made recordings with James Williamson but was released in 1977. They reunited again for a short time but they disbanded again. Unfortunately, the band disbanded in 1970 after the release of Fun House due to Pop’s worsening heroin addiction. Inspired by this type of music, he formed The Stooges and was composed of Ron and Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander and himself.Īfter watching Jim Morrison and another band perform in 1967, he got his inspiration for his wild stage antics and unique stage performances. He dropped out of the University of Michigan and moved to Chicago to explore blues.
Iggy kicked off his career as a drummer for various high school bands including “The Iguanas”. He has a son called Eric Benson from a relationship he had in 1970 with Paulette Benson. He married his long-time partner, Nina Alu, in 2008. In 1984, he was married to Suchi Asano but they later divorced in 1999. In 1968, he was married to Wendy Weissberg for several weeks before their marriage was annulled. Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids Iggy was a graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School and later went to the University of Michigan. Though, he is 5′ 6″ in feet and inches and 168 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 143 lbs in Pound and 65 kg in Kilograms. So, how old is Iggy Pop in 2023 and what is his height and weight? Well, Iggy Pop’s age is 75 years old as of today’s date 12th April 2023 having been born on 21 April 1947. He grew up in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is of English, German and Irish descent on his father’s side and of Danish and Norwegian descent from his mother’s side. His father was a high school English teacher and a baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. His parents were James Newell Osterberg Sr. on the 21 st of April 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan.
Iggy Pop was born as James Newell Osterberg Jr.
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