In 1995
Along with his storied musical career, Iggy Pop‘s unfiltered opinions have earned him the title of punk rock’s biggest badass. If you’ll recall, The Stooges frontman has been rather forthcoming about his not-so-savory thoughts on some of music’s legendary acts — he dissed “the sincere punks” of The Clash in 2012, and, in 2014, slighted Bono and the rest of U2 for their gimmicky Songs of Innocence giveaway on iTunes.
Not surprisingly, the punk icon has been speaking his mind for decades, as the below letter circa 1995 proves. The Pop-penned message, addressed to journalist Joshua Berger following an interview they did for Plazm magazine, features sharp criticisms of America, Calvin Klein ads, Hollywood, and the performing arts world.
The most interesting tidbit, however, has to do with his pointed views on US music: Pop admits that he “never could stand” Led Zeppelin. Gasp! Here’s what he had to say:
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The ‘music’ is mostly 60’s and 70’s rehash, esp. LED ZEPPELIN, who i never could stand in the first place. Also ‘folk-rock’ is back as ‘alternative’. gimme a break. the ‘bands’ dress this mess up in various ‘HIP’ clothes and ‘political’ postures to encode a ‘lock’ on social belonging which you can open by purchasing a combination of products, especially their own, none of them have ****-all to say.
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