4/9/2023 0 Comments Iggy pop the idiotIggy Pop checked himself into a drug rehabilitation clinic in a mental hospital in Los Angeles in 1975. Dave Alexander died at the age of 27 due to his alcoholism in 1975. The Stooges broke up for a second and final time in 1974. Their roadie and touring bassist Zeke Zettner died of a heroin overdose at the age of 25 in 1973. The band then briefly reunited in 1972 to record Raw Power. The band fired bassist Dave Alexander in August 1970 because he was an alcoholic and the band broke up for the first time in July 1971 (the same month Jim Morrison died). Iggy Pop had struggled with substance abuse throughout his tenure as the frontman of The Stooges. Iggy Pop had destroyed his mind through heroin and David Bowie had numbed his emotions through cocaine. “ In the middle of the 1970s David Bowie and Iggy Pop were both struggling with the demons of their drug addictions. UNSUNG discussed the brilliance of The Idiot, and the fact both Iggy Pop and David Bowie were in bad places in 1976 (it was recorded between June and August of that year): Maybe not as regarded and acclaimed as Pop’s next album, Lust for Life (also released in 1977), The Idiot is a fascinating album that features some of Pop’s best tracks. Before then, there are articles and reviews that are worth combining, just so we can get a feeling of how important and enduring The Idiot is. I will come to the impact of the album soon. Bowie agreed to produce the album, and, between them, they created something wonderful! Even if The Idiot is a dark album and is a tough listen in places, it has endured and influenced so many others. The fact was each wanted to help the other. Bowie was also struggling with drug addiction (1977’s Station to Station found him heavily involved with cocaine). Struggling addiction and compelled to rehabilitate and stop, Pop accepted an invitation to accompany David Bowie on his Isolar Tour. It is definitely something that should happen more. Like, today, Charli XCX and Taylor Swift recording songs together and producing together. I often wonder whether The Idiot is more a collaborative album that an Iggy Pop solo album. Released on 18th March 1977, it was released following the breakup of The Stooges in 1974 (the band since reformed), it was co-written by David Bowie. When it comes to the upcoming forty-fifth anniversary of Iggy Pop’s The Idiot. IN THIS PHOTO: Iggy Pop and David Bowie during the tour for Pop’s 1977 album, The Idiot/ PHOTO CREDT: Rex Features, via Associated Press
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