Iggy Pop: Metallic J.C.'s Consciousness-Raising Wrap Session
Richard Riegel, Creem, May 1979
TURIN, ITALY – In a surprise announcement this week, it was revealed that the so-called "Shroud of Turin," long believed to be the cloth in which Jesus was wrapped after his Crucifixion, is actually a relic of America's own Iggy Pop, a rock'n'roll performer originally from Michigan.
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