The Rock Iguana

I find it a little funny to think that the guy sitting on the far right in the above picture thought of Jim Morrison as an inspiration for his stage performances. But that's just based on one picture. The guy sitting there is actually known as the "Rock Iguana," Iggy Pop. I think everyone knows that Iggy's career went a long way after The Iguanas.

I realized recently that I don't know anywhere near as much about the old Iguana star as I ought to. I knew more songs that were influenced by Iggy Pop than I did songs that were created by Iggy Pop. He influenced R.E.M., the Pixies, Henry Rollins, Sid Vicious, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Peaches, and many others. I know those bands and being someone who loves doing internet research, I decided to find out more about Iggy.

But the internet is such a funny funny place. One minute I find out that the footage of Iggy's historic appearance on an Australian television show was possibly lost forever. The next minute I am watching that footage on Youtube.



But since the above song explains the kind of mood that I'm in. I am going to list the top ten weirdest things that I just found out about the Rock Iguana.

10. He's done voices on the cartoon
American Dad.
9. He was in The Rugrats Movie.
8. He's been interviewed by the fictional
character Emily Strange.
7. He mixes it up with German when he tries
to speak French (I do this too, look!).
6. He had a stalker for 12 years who liked to
go to his concerts and chant: "Iggy.
Lobotomy. Iggy. Lobotomy. Iggy."
5. He supports internet piracy and wants you
to steal his music in MP3 format for free.
4. He thinks Marilyn Manson is strange!!!!!!!
3. People who have never met him constantly
tell other people that Iggy Pop is only 5'1",
which is a lie - he's 5'8" or sumthin'.
2. There's no evidence that he ever had sex with
David Bowie.
1. He hated the punk scene.