Shortly after the new members joined, the group disbanded because of Iggy Pop's worsening heroin addiction. 191 in Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' in 2003. Though the release of Fun House did not receive the recognition it expected, it was later ranked No. Both it and the follow-up, Fun House produced by Don Gallucci in Los Angeles in 1970, sold poorly. The Stooges' first album The Stooges, (on which Iggy Pop was credited as "Iggy Stooge"), was produced by John Cale in New York in 1969. Iggy himself told the story in the 2016 Jim Jarmusch documentary film about The Stooges, Gimme Danger. In 1968, one year after their live debut and now dubbed the Psychedelic Stooges, the band signed with Elektra Records, again following in the footsteps of The Doors, who were Elektra's biggest act at the time (according to Iggy, guitarist Ron Ashton called Moe Howard to see if it was all right to call the band "The Stooges", to which Howard responded by merely saying "I don't care what they call themselves, as long as they're not the Three Stooges!" and hung up the phone). In a 1995 interview with Bust Magazine, he relates: In addition to Jim Morrison and The Doors' influence on the band, Iggy Pop also attributes the Stooges getting jump started after seeing an all-girls rock band from Princeton, New Jersey called The Untouchable play. Iggy Pop, who traditionally (but not exclusively) performs bare-chested, also performed such stage theatrics as rolling around in broken glass and exposing himself to the crowd. Iggy Pop was the first performer to do a stage-dive, which he started at a concert in Detroit. Other influences on Iggy Pop's vocals and persona were Mick Jagger and James Brown. Morrison's extreme behavior, while performing in a popular band, inspired the young Iggy Pop to push the boundaries of stage performance. The seeds of Iggy Pop's stage persona were sown when he saw The Doors perform in 1967 at the University of Michigan and was amazed by the stage antics and antagonism displayed by singer Jim Morrison. Members of the MC5 were also in attendance. Their first show was played at a Halloween party at a house in Detroit, Michigan. The band was composed of Iggy on vocals, Ron Asheton on guitar, Asheton's brother Scott on drums, and Dave Alexander on bass. Inspired by Chicago blues as well as bands like The Sonics, MC5 and The Doors, he formed the Psychedelic Stooges and began calling himself Iggy. While in Chicago, he played drums in blues clubs, helped by Sam Lay (formerly of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band) who shared his connections with Iggy. After exploring local blues-style bands such as the Prime Movers (with brothers Dan and Michael Erlewine), he eventually dropped out of the University of Michigan and moved to Chicago to learn more about blues.
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His later stage name, Iggy, is derived from the Iguanas. Osterberg began his music career as a drummer in various high school bands in Ann Arbor, Michigan, including the Iguanas, who cut several records such as Bo Diddley's " Mona" in 1965.
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The Prime Movers, featuring Iggy Pop on drums Template:Quote Music career Early days: 1960–1967 File:Primemoverslive.gif In a 2007 Rolling Stone interview, Iggy Pop explained his relationship with his parents and their contribution to his music: His father was adopted by a Swedish American family and took on their surname (Österberg). He is of German, English and Irish descent on his father's side, and Norwegian and Danish ancestry on his mother's side.
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Osterberg was raised in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. (1921–2007), a former high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. was born in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Louella ( née Christensen 1917–1996) and James Newell Osterberg, Sr. Early life File:Iggy Pop HS Yearbook.jpeg