Iggy Pop Inducted Into Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame

From the New York Times, "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts New Members":

Slouched against the lectern at the 25th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a shirtless Iggy Pop snarled, “I am the world’s forgotten boy.”

No more. After years of being named finalists to enter the hall of fame, then getting outvoted, the Stooges were finally inducted this year, in an event held at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday night and telecast on the Fuse cable channel. “After the seventh time” the Stooges were nominated, said the band’s guitarist, James Williamson, in his acceptance speech, “we were beginning to think we would have to take pride in not getting in.”

Behind him, Mr. Pop, 62, was already unbuttoning his white dress shirt, getting ready to jump, drop to his knees, strut and twist across the stage and down into the black-tie audience. Introducing him, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day had described him as “the most confrontational singer we will ever see.” In his acceptance speech, Mr. Pop declared: “Roll over, Woodstock. We won.”

The whole thing is here.

I caught Iggy Pop twice in concert. After his show at the Santa Monica Civic, circa 1981, my sister Chris said her ear drums were blown. Iggy played perhaps the loudest gigs I can recall. Pounding and screeching sounds ... and crazy theatrical antics on stage. He's a blast to see.

Genesis was also inducted, who I saw as well, in about 1980. I'll write on them later. Phil Collins was front man by that time ...

Never have seen Green Day. I thought they were wannabes when they first started out, but I like their latest album. More later ...

Top Video: Iggy performing "The Passenger."

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