Nickname:	The Iguana / The Godfather of Punk / Jimmy
Known for:	Trainspotting, Almost Famous, The Weather Man
Birth name:	James Newell Osterberg
Birthday:	21 April 1947, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Height:	5' 7½" (1.71 m)

THE KILLERS are planning to record an album of cover tracks while the band tours this summer (09).The rockers have revealed they want to work on songs by artists from Neil Diamond to Iggy Pop, Genesis and Cyndi Lauper.The band regularly cover Lauper’s hit Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Joy Division’s 1979 song
A British advertising campaign starring punk icon IGGY POP has been banned after it was branded "misleading".Pop became the unlikely face of Internet insurance company SwiftCover.com earlier this year (Feb09).The promo showed the star writhing around and hitting golf balls as he promoted SwiftCover.com’s speedy services, declaring â??I got it Swiftcovered. I got insurance on
Punk icon IGGY POP is taking SEX PISTOLS star STEVE JONES’ offer to join THE STOOGES seriously.Jones offered to step in and fill the void left by the death of Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton.He told the Los Angeles Times that he and Pop had been talking about Jones becoming an honorary member of The Stooges
Hell raiser Iggy Pop is deserting his rock roots to record an album of jazz songs.


Hell raiser Iggy Pop is deserting his rock roots to record an album of jazz songs.


British punk icon STEVE JONES has offered his services to IGGY POP as the LUST FOR LIFE hitmaker contemplates life after the death of THE STOOGES guitarist RON ASHETON.Asheton, 60, reportedly died from a heart attack on 6 January (09) - just months after reconciling with Pop for a Stooges comeback.But Jones is keen to
Punk icon IGGY POP has followed SEX PISTOLS star JOHN LYDON’s lead and signed up to front a new TV campaign for a British firm.After Lydon promoted Country Life butter in 2008, Pop has become the unlikely face of Internet insurance company SwiftCover.com.The shirtless star writhes around and whacks golf balls as he promotes SwiftCover.com’s
IGGY POP and the remaining members of THE STOOGES have paid tribute to late guitarist RON ASHETON after he was found dead at his Michigan home on Tuesday (06Jan09).The 60-year-old’s body was discovered by police in the living room of his Ann Arbor house after his personal assistant raised the alarm about his whereabouts when
The theft of Iggy Pop's tour equipment left cult act Grizzly Bear sheltering from a storm in their tourbus - because the punk icon trashed their dressing room after learning his gear was missing.


The theft of IGGY POP’s tour equipment left cult act GRIZZLY BEAR sheltering from a storm in their tourbus - because the punk icon trashed their dressing room after learning his gear was missing.Grizzly Bear arrived in Montreal, Canada in the middle of a thunder storm on Tuesday (05Aug08), the day after Iggy Pop and
The stolen van belonging to punk icons Iggy Pop & The Stooges has been recovered - but the band's equipment has yet to be found.


LATEST: The stolen van belonging to punk icons IGGY POP & THE STOOGES has been recovered - but the band’s equipment has yet to be found.The truck - containing the group’s gear - was stolen outside their hotel after a concert in Montreal, Canada on Monday (04Aug08).And Canadian police have confirmed the vehicle has now
LATEST: Punk icons IGGY POP & THE STOOGES have launched a website in a bid to get their stolen equipment back.A truck containing the group’s gear was stolen outside their hotel after a concert in Montreal, Canada on Monday (04Aug08) and the band is hoping fans can help track down the thieves.The new website, HootPage.com/StoogesStolenStuff.html
DETROIT (AP) - A rental truck containing Iggy Pop and the Stooges' equipment was stolen after a concert in Montreal.


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Someone had a lust for loot -- Iggy Pop's loot.A rental truck that was carrying Iggy's stuff got jacked after a Montreal concert, and the thieves made off with "tens of thousands" of instruments and stage gear that belonged to Iggy and his band the...

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AP - A rental truck containing Iggy Pop and the Stooges' equipment has been stolen after a concert in Montreal.
IGGY POP has revealed the secret behind his lean and fit physique at the age of 61 - tai chi and a beautiful girlfriend.The veteran rocker discovered the Chinese martial art in his forties and practices it regularly.He says, "Most of it’s due to a benefactor in New York City, a tai chi master named
MADONNA has reportedly asked fellow Michigan maverick IGGY POP and his reformed THE STOOGES to perform for her at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony next week (10Mar08).Justin Timberlake will introduce the Material Girl at the New York City ceremony and Pop has agreed to perform punked up versions of her hits
"I got the idea to sing shirtless from a book I read on Egyptology. I kept looking at the pharaohs and thought, 'These guys look bitchin' - they never wear shirts.'" Iggy Pop reveals his inspiration.


Iggy Pop, Duran Duran and Daft Punk are among the musicians who have designed T-shirts to raise money for political charity Rock The Vote. The stars have all come up with their own take on the world-famous Playboy magazine 'bunny' logo for the 2008 Playboy Rock The Rabbit T-shirt series.

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