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 POPMiami’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.
More Iggy Pop Quotes
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I have a hot memory, but I know I’ve forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival.
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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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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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Curious is a good thing to be, it seems to pay some unexpected dividends.
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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 glad I am crazy, it keeps me trying. I despise trendies, I know they’re lying.
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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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Stages are getting higher and higher, and I’m getting older and older.
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Well, I don’t use the toilet much to pee in. I almost always pee in the yard or the garden, because I like to pee on my estate.
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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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Really good music isn’t just to be heard, you know? It’s almost like a hallucination
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If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that’s such a rare gift. It’s underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.
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It is very important what not to do.
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The 2 things I like the most are girls and loud noises.
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