Iggy Pop: Message From Under The Rock
Edward Helmore, Interview, September 1999
IGGY POP could have become a sacred rock dinosaur, giving benedictions and receiving ring-kisses on the nostalgia circuit. Instead, he's still rattling the cage and finding whole new audiences to listen. This month, on his moody, very personal new album, Iggy does what he does best: Pushes onward.
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