Iggy Pop

Often called the Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop created a Dionysian performance style and a variety of street-smart primitivism that made him one of rock's most influential figures when he co-founded the Stooges in 1967. There are few bands in punk (or any sort of left-of-center hard rock) that didn't draw influence from the three studio albums the Stooges released between 1969 and 1973 (especially 1970's Fun House and 1973's Raw Power). After the original collapse of the Stooges, Pop launched a career on his own that was every bit as uncompromising and significantly more diverse...