And it’s a – it’s a term that’s based on contempt; it’s a term that’s based on fashion, style, elitism, satanism, and, everything that’s rotten about rock ‘n’ roll.
IGGY POPBowie’s a real man, and I’m a real woman – just like Catherine Deneuve.
More Iggy Pop Quotes
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Music is life, and life is not a business.
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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.’
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If I started thinking too much about how influential I’ve been, then I’d be more of a turd than I already am.
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Miami’s not anybody’s poor cousin. It’s an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.
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What some people would call antics, I would just call a good show.
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I’m glad I am crazy, it keeps me trying. I despise trendies, I know they’re lying.
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The 2 things I like the most are girls and loud noises.
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And if somebody’s going to produce me, they should be producing my sound for me. And that’s something I have to come up with myself.
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Second only to the sea, the Miami sky has been the greatest comfort in my life past 50. On a good day, when the wind blows from the south, the light here is diffuse and forgiving.
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It is very important what not to do.
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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame was a great idea when it started, but I think they ought to close it, I think it’s full.
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The nut of the thing is that if what you make is hard like a diamond, you can put it anywhere. You can put it up your and it will still be beautiful.
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I was a pretty nice kid. Kind of quiet, but quiet in terms I wasn’t going out and setting fire to anything. I had a big mouth and I was creative type, you know.
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I kinda feel like everything comes full circle in life, even though that’s a cliche.
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I’m not a singer, a walking instrument like Aretha Franklin. When you get an Iggy Pop record, you don’t get “Iggy Sings.” I am also a style of music, an approach.
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