Punk icon and former the musician, musician says that the craze comes in a long time and dates back to history books that read at the time of a student
In addition to heading one of the main bands for the emergence of punk – The Stooges – And to be known for the always visceral performances live, Iggy Pop It also noted to be shirtless (almost) always.
But what led this to this craze? Iggy himself tried to respond in 2016 interview in Red Bull Music Academy (via NME), in Mantrealin Canada.
According to the musician, currently 78, the choice of never wearing a t -shirt dates back to student times, when reading history books, especially about the Egypt. It was at this time that he made the following decision:
“When I dropped college to form the band, I kept my library card. I always had a student mindset, so I went to the library and took books. Cult books about culture and religion. And I thought about how I could apply them, and I kept seeing those photos of Pharaoh. He never wore a shirt. That looks perfect, you know? I don’t know why.
The vocalist, considered by many to be the “godfather of punk”, concludes:
“I feel lost in a t -shirt. I just get lost.”
More about Iggy Pop
At the turn of the 1960s for the 1970s, Iggy Pop launched with the Stooges Three semi albums for rock and punk development: The Stooges (1969), Fun house (1970) and Raw Power (1973).
In a solo career, he recorded some more prominent records, as The idiot (1977), Lust for Life (1977) and New Values (1979).
Your latest work is the disc EVERY LOSERreleased in 2023.
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Source: Rollingstone
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