I kinda feel like everything comes full circle in life, even though that’s a cliche.
IGGY POPWell, 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.
More Iggy Pop Quotes
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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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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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I’m bored, I’m the chairman of the board.
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I’ll love you when my eyes are open, I’ll love you when my eyes are gone.
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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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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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I never say never about anything.
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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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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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Curious is a good thing to be, it seems to pay some unexpected dividends.
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When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, were very artificial.
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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.
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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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The 2 things I like the most are girls and loud noises.
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