Legendary Rock 'n' Roll wildman and substance abuser. Recorded a series of classic rock albums with The Stooges and later as a solo artist. Worked extensively with David Bowie.


Is said to be the 'Father of Punk Rock' Father of Eric Benson. Had a cameo role on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993). "DS9" producer Ira Steven Behr was at the time and is to this day a major fan. Computer animators on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) used his movement and body as a basis for the character Gollum. Began calling himself Iggy while working with his first high school band, "The Iguanas." The first two Stooge albums, "Stooges" and "Fun House", were recorded in a loose way. Much in the style of James Brown, Iggy wrote lyrics and a central riff and the band built music around that and improvised. Made in a very different way, "Raw Power" was written out from beginning to end by Iggy and James Williamson, and the songs were played exactly as written. Now famous for his crazed behavior in the late 60s and 70s, much of Iggy's craziness was fueled by his addiction to heroin. Iggy would often mutilate himself, roll around in peanut butter or broken glass, throw himself offstage (and once down a flight of stairs), bend his body like a pretzel, hump his amps, go naked, and insult the audience. Offstage, he did little else other shoot heroin and have promiscuous sex. In the late 70s, he quit heroin to save his own life and lost interest in sleeping around. The Stooges were voted the 78th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. In the 1970s, David Bowie played keyboard on his first solo tour. He was an unannounced guest player. When asked recently what his favorite all-time album was, his choice was Bob Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home". Speaks the intro to White Zombie's song, 'Black Sunshine' from their album 'La Sexorcisto' Is friends with The Cult's singer Ian Astbury, and put in a cameo on The Cult's "Sonic Temple" record. He sings background vocals on the song "New York City".