Iggy Pop > Quotes

“I'm not ashamed to dress "like a woman" because I don't think it's shameful to be a woman.”
― Iggy Pop, Dum Dum Boys: Iggy Pop by Mikael Jansson

“They say that death kills you, But death doesn't kill you. Boredom and indifference kill you.”
― Iggy Pop

“I like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild.”
― Iggy Pop

“I think that all the years of exposure to amps and electricity has altered my body chemistry.”
― Iggy Pop

“I'm deeper than the shit I'm in and I don't really give a damn.”
― Iggy Pop, The Complete Lyrics of Iggy Pop 1969 - 1999

“Well, I don't use the toilet much to pee in. I almost always pee in the yard or the garden, because I like to pee on my estate. ”
― Iggy Pop

“I have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival.”
― Iggy Pop

“As society has changed, what had formerly been unacceptable has become colourful.”
― Iggy Pop

“Nihilism is best done by professionals.”
― Iggy Pop

“I've probably been spit on more that any person alive outside of, I would say, a member of the prison system.”
― Iggy Pop, I Need More

“It is very important what not to do.”
― Iggy Pop

“I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.”
― Iggy Pop

“Status seekers, I never cared
Once I found out they never dared
To seize the world and shake it upside down
And every stinking bum should wear a crown”
― Iggy Pop

“А вот еще сильное ощущение. Помню, однажды во втором классе я почему–то опоздал на школьный автобус, и пришлось маме везти меня в школу. Ей надо было на работу, а школа еще не открылась, так что я минут 15 стоял с портфельчиком и ждал. И там же стояли двое пятиклассников, одетых, как враги Джеймса Дина из фильма «Бунтарь без причины». Стояли болтали — настоящие хулиганы — и тут я услышал это слово: «shit». Раньше я никогда его не слышал. Однако почему–то мгновенно понял, что оно означает. Я был: поражен. Очень сильное впечатление — очень.”
― Iggy Pop, I Need More