Iggy Pop: Open Up And Bleed: The Biography

  

Iggy Pop's life has been one of extraordinary highs and terrifying lows. Infamous for his wild ways, he is also a towering figure of the rock scene - hugely influential, charismatic and provocative. Every 'mad, bad, dangerous to know' rock star owes a debt to him, and the stories of his shocking behaviour are legendary. But Iggy Pop is also, to a large extent, a construct, the alter ego of the quietly spoken and intriguing Jim Osterberg: the kid voted 'Most Likely to Succeed' by his classmates. So what turned this charming, well-mannered, straight-A student into a poster child for rock 'n' roll debauchery?

Iggy Pop: Open up and Bleed reveals the truth behind the myths. Former MOJO editor Paul Trynka tracked down the star's friends, family, lovers and fellow musicians, conducting over two hundred and fifty interviews, unearthing countless new stories about Iggy's rollercoaster life, his music and his often misunderstood friendship with David Bowie. From this impeccable research he creates a fascinating portrait of a man at war with the world and with himself. The book also features dozens of never-before seen photos.

 

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Glam Bowie, Bolan and the Glitter Rock Revolution

 

David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Bryan Ferry and Iggy Pop were the icons that defined the music known as Glam or Glitter Rock. With outrageous getups and cosmetic artistry, they were the gender-bending performers of a movement that was centered in London but electrified the whole world. In the first book of its kind, Barney Hoskyns takes a no-holds-barred tour of a chapter in pop history that influenced countless musicians in the decades that followed. Here is the flamboyant decadence, the androgyny and the sheer unadulterated fun of the early '70s - in an incredible story that tells it like it was.