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Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by sverige » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 8:41 PM UTC

mieseratte wrote: post #10

paggle wrote: post #9

Why are we writing and reading positively-tilted stories about child rapists like Iggy Pop? Why are these white 70s musicians getting a free pass on sex crimes? Especially the only one with the shamelessness to record a song about raping a child? https://genius.com/Iggy-pop-look-away-lyrics https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8i2NetVBzIc

Do you have more details than an unverified Genius annotation?

Not OP, but this mentions Iggy Pop and Sable Starr. [0] Iggy and Bowie were close.

This behavior is not exactly unknown. Not sure why the comments have been flagged and killed.

[0] https://www.feministcurrent.com/2016/01/13/here-is-a-list-of...

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by cc81 » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 8:43 PM UTC

isostatic wrote: post #19

Beyond his DS9 episode where he played an unconvincing Vorta, I’ve never heard of him. Cool name though.

Maybe you have heard The Passenger by him before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLhN__oEHaw ?

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by kgwgk » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 8:56 PM UTC

mieseratte wrote: post #10

paggle wrote: post #9

Why are we writing and reading positively-tilted stories about child rapists like Iggy Pop? Why are these white 70s musicians getting a free pass on sex crimes? Especially the only one with the shamelessness to record a song about raping a child? https://genius.com/Iggy-pop-look-away-lyrics https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8i2NetVBzIc

Do you have more details than an unverified Genius annotation?

More details about what?

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/13/sable-starr/

The Star magazine referenced in that piece is available at http://star1973.com

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by mieseratte » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:23 PM UTC

kgwgk wrote: post #23

mieseratte wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have more details than an unverified Genius annotation?

More details about what? https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/13/sable-starr/ The Star magazine referenced in that piece is available at http://star1973.com

Not sure why it’s dead, or at least the root comment. The others throwing ad hominems I get.

Thanks for the great article. Sad to say I’ve read Legs’ book, and now recall Starr but never realized she was that young. Now I’m also wondering how Iggy hasn’t gotten more heat.

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by fipar » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:34 PM UTC

JoeDaDude wrote: post #16

"You pursue something with passion and dedication and they call you a punk". I remember seeing a video clip with Iggy saying something to this effect, probably on MTV, but have been able to find it online. If anyone can verify this quote by Iggy, please reply.

Not the exact same quote, but there's a Mogwai used a recording of an interview with Iggy for the opening track to "Come on die young" and it's great. It reads great, and it's even better when heard.

I'm sorry the link I've found is full of ads but I think it's worth it: https://genius.com/Mogwai-punk-rock-lyrics

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by fipar » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:37 PM UTC

nbabitskiy wrote: post #17

girlsrule1234 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He' 5'7" according to Google. Posture tends to suffer with the amount of drugs they must have been taking, so who knows?

I attended his concerts twice, both times he was well past fifty and his posture was probably better than most of the audience (as was his fitness). And it's really strange to see a thread discussing someone's height on this forum.

I saw him live about 3 years ago, so he must have been over 70 already, and he was still great. He even joined us briefly at the pit.

It was funny for me as I had gone through several hours of security compliance videos just that day, so that pogo (something I hadn't done in at least 20 years) was incredibly liberating. Had a few bruises for a couple of weeks but absolutely worth it!

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by malvosenior » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:42 PM UTC

As noted by a now dead comment, Iggy Pop isn't exactly someone worth glorifying:

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/13/sable-starr/

Time to move on from these ancient 20th century relics.

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by whenchamenia » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:48 PM UTC

malvosenior wrote: post #27

As noted by a now dead comment, Iggy Pop isn't exactly someone worth glorifying: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/13/sable-starr/ Time to move on from these ancient 20th century relics.

So sex drugs and rock and roll arent cool anymore? Come off it. Living life isnt for everyone.

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by malvosenior » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:53 PM UTC

whenchamenia wrote: post #28

malvosenior wrote: post #27

As noted by a now dead comment, Iggy Pop isn't exactly someone worth glorifying: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/13/sable-starr/ Time to move on from these ancient 20th century relics.

So sex drugs and rock and roll arent cool anymore? Come off it. Living life isnt for everyone.

Yes, sex with underage girls isn't cool. Not sure I'd call that "living life" more like extinguishing it.

Re: The Survival of Iggy Pop

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Post by phs318u » Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 10:02 PM UTC

whenchamenia wrote: post #28

malvosenior wrote: post #27

As noted by a now dead comment, Iggy Pop isn't exactly someone worth glorifying: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/13/sable-starr/ Time to move on from these ancient 20th century relics.

So sex drugs and rock and roll arent cool anymore? Come off it. Living life isnt for everyone.

Really? Cos you haven’t lived until you’ve bedded a deluded 15 year old? Spare me.