Iggy Pop Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“When the 'godfather of punk' thing started floatin' around, it was, I was really, really embarrassed. I thought I should have a great, big rig and a cape and everything, and it was very embarrassing. And then after a while, you learn that if people call you anything, this is a great gift.”

“Nobody understands me, I'm really sensitive.”

“My mom was a saint. She taught me to be terminally nice.”

“I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.”

“Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.”

“Studios are like hospitals. A lot of people check in, and they don't check out.”

“What some people would call antics, I would just call a good show.”

“It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.”

“Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.”

“The most successful stuff is sold to you as indispensable social information. The message in the music is, 'We are terribly, terribly slick and suave, and if you listen to us, you can probably get a leg up in society, too.'”