The Current

Great Music Lives Here ®
Listener-Supported Music
Donate Now
Teenage Kicks®

Happy 75th birthday, Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop performing on 'Austin City Limits' in 2016.
Iggy Pop performing on 'Austin City Limits' in 2016.courtesy KLRU-TV/Austin City Limits. Photo by Scott Newton
  Play Now [2:00:23]

Like this?

Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you.

by Jade

April 23, 2022

Teenage Kicks, we’re highlighting a couple of birthdays that happened this week: April 21 was the birthday of The Cure’s Robert Smith, who turns 63 years old, and it was also the birthday of Iggy Pop, who celebrates his 75th trip around the sun this year. 

We’ll also feature music by Fine Young Cannibals, Talking Heads, Blondie, Joan Jett and more.

Program playlist, hour 1

Program playlist, hour 2

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction 2019
Inductee Robert Smith of The Cure speaks onstage at at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City.
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images