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appalachiablue

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Sun Oct 13, 2024, 08:08 PM Oct 13

I'm Bored -- Iggy Pop 🛏


- James Newell Osterberg Jr. (b. April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. Often called the "Godfather of Punk", he was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR..

James Newell Osterberg was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on April 21, 1947, the son of Louella and James Newell Osterberg, an English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. The family lived in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ron Asheton later described him as having been a conventional teenager: "He hung out with the popular kids that wore chinos, cashmere sweaters, and penny loafers. Iggy didn't smoke cigarettes, didn't get high, didn't drink."...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iggy_Pop


Fun interview!
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I'm Bored -- Iggy Pop 🛏 (Original Post) appalachiablue Oct 13 OP
First heard that song played at a second hand store on Elgin Street. applegrove Oct 13 #1
great song! splunge63 Oct 14 #2
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