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The Iguana \u2013 The Godfather of Punk<\/p>\n
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James Newell Osterberg Jr.<\/strong> was born on April 21, 1947<\/strong>, in Muskegon<\/strong>, Michigan. A drummer in several garage bands, he founded The Stooges<\/strong> in 1967<\/strong> in Ann Arbor<\/strong> with brothers Ron<\/strong> and Scott Asheton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first two albums, The Stooges (1969)<\/strong> and Fun House (1970)<\/strong>, produced by John Cale<\/strong>, were commercial failures but later became cornerstones of proto-punk<\/strong>. Raw Power (1973)<\/strong>, mixed by David Bowie<\/strong>, pushed the sound even further. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iggy-pop-biographie-02.webp” alt=”Biography of Iggy Pop” title_text=”iggy-pop-biographie-02″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With David Bowie<\/strong> in Berlin, he recorded The Idiot<\/strong> and Lust for Life<\/strong> (both released in 1977<\/strong>). The song “The Passenger”<\/strong> became a classic. Lust for Life<\/strong> was featured on the soundtrack of Trainspotting (1996)<\/strong>. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_align=”justify” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Although primarily a singer, Iggy Pop is closely associated with the Gibson Les Paul<\/strong> and Fender Stratocaster<\/strong> played by Ron Asheton, while James Williamson<\/strong> famously used a Gibson Les Paul Custom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Iguana \u2013 The Godfather of PunkOrigins and Early YearsJames Newell Osterberg Jr. was born on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan. A drummer in several garage bands, he founded The Stooges in 1967 in Ann Arbor with brothers Ron and Scott Asheton.The Stooges and the Birth of PunkThe first two albums, The Stooges (1969) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37235,"parent":24295,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37256","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Stooges and the Birth of Punk<\/h2>\n
His stage performances \u2013 shirtless, stage diving, self-mutilation<\/strong> \u2013 helped invent the very concept of punk performance art<\/strong>.
The Stooges disbanded in 1974<\/strong> amid drug abuse and public indifference. Yet their posthumous influence became enormous: without The Stooges, there would be no Ramones<\/strong>, no Sex Pistols<\/strong>, and no punk rock<\/strong>. Rolling Stone<\/strong> ranked Fun House<\/strong> among the 500 greatest albums of all time<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe Berlin Era and Solo Career<\/h2>\n
Iggy Pop was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/strong> in 2010<\/strong> with The Stooges.<\/p>\nIconic Guitar<\/h2>\n