Artist Name: Iggy Pop

Real Name: James Newell Osterberg, Jr

Nickname:
The Iguana
The Godfather of Punk
Jimmy

Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Birth Date: August 10th, 1947

Birth Place: Muskegon, Michigan

Name Game: Started calling himself Iggy while working with his first high school band, "The Iguanas."

Got His Start: as a drummer in different high school bands in Ypsilanti, Michigan

Spouse:
Suchi Asano (1985 - 1999) (divorced)
Wendy Weissberg (1968 - 1968) (annulled)

Genre(s): Punk, Rock

Nationality: American

Favorite Album: Bob Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home".

Debut Album: Kill City (November, 1977)

Did You Know:
was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s;
plays guitar left-handed.
cameo role on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993).