Biographic - Sunday April 16, 2017 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Iggy Pop The wildest man in the history of rock celebrates his 70th birthday this week! James Newell Osterberg Jr. was born on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan. After playing drums in a band called The Iguanas, he adopted the stage name Iggy Pop, dropped out of college and formed the Psychedelic Stooges, taking on frontman duties. By the time of their 1969 debut album. The band was called The Stooges. After the early 1970s Iggy was befriended by David Bowie, who was at the height of his "Ziggy Stardust" fame. It proved to be a pivotal point in Iggy Pop's career. Bowie produced the 1973s "Raw Power" album with the reunited Stooges. When the group disbanded once more, Bowie and Iggy relocated to Berlin, where David helped write and produce the classic Iggy Pop albums. "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life" and Iggy sang backing vocals on Bowie's "Low" album. When Iggy's career was in the doldrums in the early 1980s, Bowie's chart success with such joint compositions as "China Girl" provided Iggy with an income stream. Following a lengthy layoff, a rejuvenated Iggy returned with the album "Blah Blah Blah." He also began to make forays into acting, and subsequent credits have included the movies "The Color of Money" "Cry-Baby" and "Tank Girl" as well as such TV shows as "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." He even voiced a baby in 1998s "The Rugrats Movie" and "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland." Iggy has continued to release records and has collaborated wiht artists collaborated with artists including White Zombie, Sum 41, Green Day, Slash and New Order. His most recent album- "Post Pop Depression" saw him team up with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, the two touring together to promote it. He has also performed again wiht The Stooges in 2010, The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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