The biography in, um, Biography magazine dwelt on how normal and simply Jim Osterberg, er, Iggy Pop lived, (“Call me Jim.”) as he tried to maintain a lifestyle within his means (concerts and royalties).
My favorite Alice Cooper quote explains why he’s dry, and goes something like, “Vomiting blood onstage is fun. Vomiting blood in your swimming pool is not.”
(shrug) It worked for a few years (months? weeks?), and now it’s what people expect. He needs a career reboot.
Yeah, he lives in a gated community now. Unlike some rappers who have completely fabricated their tough-guy personas, he did at least grow up in the ghetto and sell crack for real. And he’s been shot 9 times (that is, by 9 bullets, not on 9 separate occasions).
I find this *highly *amusing.
Well, at least he’s got that going for him.
thank you
In this interview at least, he couldn’t be more offputting if he tried: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZ2UoBZzEI