Stages are getting higher and higher, and I’m getting older and older.
IGGY POPSecond 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.
More Iggy Pop Quotes
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The 2 things I like the most are girls and loud noises.
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I never say never about anything.
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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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Music is life, and life is not a business.
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Curious is a good thing to be, it seems to pay some unexpected dividends.
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Bowie’s a real man, and I’m a real woman – just like Catherine Deneuve.
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I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don’t believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it’s just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight – audience, performance, and palace guard.
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You know, I’m fifty-two now and I call myself a singer. Before I kick it I want to be able to carry a tune in a living room if called upon. Of course, mine come out all dark and twisted and weird.
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If I don’t terrorize, I’m not Pop.
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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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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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Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.
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Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I don’t scuba, I don’t spear, don’t boat, don’t play basketball or football – I excel at staring into space. I’m really good at that.
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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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