Iggy Pop told a Yahoo audience tonight that "when you hit 45, you are either gonna be the potato or the dude". The 59 year old rock star is definitely "the dude".
Iggy & The Stooges performed to an invite audience tonight (Tuesday March 20th) at Fox Studios in Century City in Los Angeles as part of Yahoo Music's Live Sets showcase specials.The 9 song set also included a Q&A from the audience. When asked if they make better music when they are fucked up, Ron Asheton replied "I think you do". Asheton said that in the in between time, he worked at Ralph's supermarket.
Iggy attributed his best advice to his "sexy boyish figure, try and not talk to strangers, remember everything my mom told me and go to bed early and wake up early".
Iggy told his anecdote about how he smashed his arm and ended up paralyzed for three months after he got angry when someone turned up at his gig expecting Jimmy Pop (from Bloodhound Gang), not Iggy Pop (from the Stooges). He smashed his hand and arm into a cement wall and ended up in hospital. He said he was told he had a 50/50 chance of recovery at his age.
Ron Asheton's greatest regret was "trading my '63 Strat for a '79 Les Paul". However drummer Scott Asheton said he had "no regrets".
Iggy & The Stooges Live Sets showcase will appear on Yahoo Music in the next few weeks.
The Stooges performed:
Loose
I Wanna Be Your Dog
TV Eye
No Fun
1970
Funhouse/LA Blues
Skull Ring
Trollin'
My Idea Of Fun
