Articles — Iggy Pop

The wild, unpredictable spirit of rock and roll has produced countless stories that blur the line between myth and reality. Among them is one of the more startling tales involving Iggy Pop, a firearm, and a record award belonging to Chris Stein of Blondie. Like many stories from the late 1970s New York music scene, it is equal parts chaos, camaraderie, and cultural context. To understand the incident, it helps to picture the environment in which it occurred. The downtown New York scene of the mid-to-late ’70s—centered around clubs like CBGB—was a breeding ground for punk, new wave, and artistic...