Iggy Pop

Born James Newell Osterberg, Jr., Iggy Pop is an American singer and songwriter revered as the "Godfather of Punk". He first commanded attention as the wildly unpredictable frontman for the proto-punk band The Stooges, setting a new standard for performance with his confrontational and chaotic energy. After The Stooges' initial run, his solo career was famously revitalized through a pivotal collaboration with *David Bowie* in Berlin. This period produced the seminal albums 'The Idiot' and 'Lust for Life', which explored art-rock and new-wave textures, yielding iconic songs like "The Passenger". His vast body of work remains a fundamental influence on punk, alternative, and hard rock.