Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though widely known as an innovator and "godfather" of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, hard rock, jazz and blues. Pop became known as 'Iggy' in high school, during which time he served as drummer for local blues band The Iguanas. He is vocalist of influential proto-punk band The Stooges (Pop and the other surviving members of the group reunited in 2003), having become known, since the late 1960s, for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics.
Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Pop's songs have become well-known, including "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", "Real Wild Child", "Candy" (a duet with Kate Pierson of The B-52's), "China Girl", "Nightclubbing", "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog".
In 2010, The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s band that featured brothers Ron and Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander and was highly influential in the development of hard rock. The debut album was produced by the Velvet Underground's John Cale. The band's "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a garage punk standard.
Raw Power was first released in1973, perhaps the first record that could truly be called punk. It was the confluence of The Stooges ages, hormones, creativity, ability, experience, tastes, lack of supervision, contempt for authority and ambition that has made Raw Power one of the most influential albums of all time.
The Stooges were infamous for performances in which Pop leapt off the stage (hence, the "stage dive"), smeared raw meat or peanut butter over his chest and cut himself with broken bottles. A glimpse of the vibrating intensity of Iggy live can be seen in the Ramones movie "End of the Century." Guitarist James Williamson became a key collaborator, a partnership documented on the 1978 album Kill City.
In 25 years as a solo artist, Pop's best-known songs have included the thumping Lust for Life, to be heard on the soundtrack of the find-a-vein, shoot-it-up movie Trainspotting, I'm Bored and The Passenger (the latter based on a poem written by Jim Morrison). David Bowie played a key role in reinvigorating Pop's post-Stooges career and was a collaborator on the albums Lust for Life and The Idiot. Iggy may be under-rated as a songwriter. Bowie and Tina Turner covered his "Tonight". Bowie also put out his own version of "China Girl," while Grace Jones covered the icey "Nightclubbing".
Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Pop's songs have become well-known, including "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", "Real Wild Child", "Candy" (a duet with Kate Pierson of The B-52's), "China Girl", "Nightclubbing", "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog".
In 2010, The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s band that featured brothers Ron and Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander and was highly influential in the development of hard rock. The debut album was produced by the Velvet Underground's John Cale. The band's "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a garage punk standard.
Raw Power was first released in1973, perhaps the first record that could truly be called punk. It was the confluence of The Stooges ages, hormones, creativity, ability, experience, tastes, lack of supervision, contempt for authority and ambition that has made Raw Power one of the most influential albums of all time.
The Stooges were infamous for performances in which Pop leapt off the stage (hence, the "stage dive"), smeared raw meat or peanut butter over his chest and cut himself with broken bottles. A glimpse of the vibrating intensity of Iggy live can be seen in the Ramones movie "End of the Century." Guitarist James Williamson became a key collaborator, a partnership documented on the 1978 album Kill City.
In 25 years as a solo artist, Pop's best-known songs have included the thumping Lust for Life, to be heard on the soundtrack of the find-a-vein, shoot-it-up movie Trainspotting, I'm Bored and The Passenger (the latter based on a poem written by Jim Morrison). David Bowie played a key role in reinvigorating Pop's post-Stooges career and was a collaborator on the albums Lust for Life and The Idiot. Iggy may be under-rated as a songwriter. Bowie and Tina Turner covered his "Tonight". Bowie also put out his own version of "China Girl," while Grace Jones covered the icey "Nightclubbing".
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Iggy Pop Lyrics
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1969 Well it's 1969 OK all across the USA It's another year…
1970 Out of my mind on Saturday night 1970 rollin' in sight Rad…
5 foot 1 Yeah, I like it Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! I'm only five foot one I…
A Machine For Loving Two weeks after my arrival Fox died just after sunset I…
Afraid to Get Close Watching the cat sleep on my pillows Afraid to get close…
African Man [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Ambition I'm the kind of girl I want that whole wide world Nothing…
American Valhalla I have no plans, I have no debts The mind is…
Angel Still when I was crying You were on my side Angel, you…
Asshole Rules the Navy Let us sing a bit of good old Captain Kitt Who…
Avenue B Rapper standing on the corner Wrappers flying in the wind…
Baby Baby, don't you cry Baby, I'll sing you a lullaby We're wal…
Baby It Can't Fall You have loved me with energy Backed up with hard work…
Bang Bang Well this ain't the right thing to do, so let's…
Batman Theme Batman, Batman, Batman Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman Batm…
Beat 'Em Up You gotta beat em Beat beat em up You gotta beat em Beat…
Beside You I been hungry way down in my heart Waiting for a…
Billy Is a Runaway Billy was a Bird dog He pulled up in a Bonneville I…
Black Sunshine (Gripping the wheel his knuckles went white with desire The…
Blah Blah Blah Pop before the war, lunch before the score Steady as she…
Blood On Your Cool Sun shinin' on my Rolls Why living I don't know Two-thir…
Boogie Boy I'm a boogie boogie boogie boogie boy I like to play…
Break Into Your Heart I'm gonna break into your heart I'm gonna crawl under your…
Brick by Brick People are so sad and I know why With no chance…
Bulldozer Bulldozer Like a giant clam Run that girl over Get that pose…
Butt Town The cops are well-groomed, with Muscled physiques in butt to…
C'mon Everybody Well c'mon everybody And let's get together tonight I got…
Caesar People of America I bring you a great army To preserve peace…
Candy It's a rainy afternoon In ninteen-ninety The big city Geez, …
Candy (feat. Kate Pierson) It's a rainy afternoon In 1990 The big city...geez, it's bee…
Candy ft. Kate Pierson It's a rainy afternoon In ninteen-ninety The big city Geez, …
Chains I remember the time when I Was hunting for dimes All the…
Character Well, I 'll tell you One good thing at least about…
China Girl I couldn't escape this feeling With my China Girl I'm just a…
Chocolate Drops When your love of life is an empty beach Don't cry…
Cock In My Pocket I got my cock in my pocket and I'm reelin'…
Cold Metal I played tag in the auto graveyard I looked up at…
Corruption From the drip drip drip of the teardrops To the chink…
Cry for Love Status seekers, I never cared Once I found out they never…
Curiosity Because of curiosity All the Vandals had to see The golden t…
Dead Rock Star They think that I've got the bread They want to read…
Death Death is the best Better than all the rest On the dutiful…
Dirt Ooh, I've been dirt And I don't care Ooh, I've been dirt …
Dirty Love It's Iggy Pop! Yeah, and Ke$ha All right! Get up! Yeah! Rah!…
Dirty Sanchez If I say it's my fault (if I say it's…
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night And do not go gentle into that good night Old age…
Dog Food I'm hanging around that same old scene My girlfriend Betsy s…
Don Don't look down They're making sorta crazy sounds Don't look…
Don’t Look Down Don't look down They're making sorta crazy sounds, don't loo…
Down On The Street Huh! Down on the street Where the faces shine. Floatin' arou…
Dreams Find a beautiful old street Not rushing through this time …
Drink New Blood Blood! Stupid is stupid, Dumb is dumb, Bloody is bloody, Cum…
Dum Dum Boys Things have been tough Without the dumb dumb boys I can't se…
Easy Rider In the alley where have I grown Hot night sweats our…
Eat or Be Eaten I got nothing to eat in this old house I gotta…
Eat or Be Eaten (Live at The Ritz, New York, 9th December 1982) i got nothin to eat in this old house i gotta…
Eggs On Plate Oh Lord I got eggs on my plate I got em…
Endless Sea Oh baby, what a place to be In the service of…
Español Soy un gringo Americano Del pais brutal why frio Nada de esa…
Et si tu n'existais pas Et si tu n'existais pas Dis-moi pourquoi j'existerais? Pour …
Everybody's Talkin Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're sayin…
Everybody's Talkin' Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying…
Facade A little girl trapped in her knowledge and craft Came trippi…
Fall in Love With Me You look so good to me Here in this old saloon Way…
Family Affair One child grows up to be Somebody that just loves to…
Fire Girl I loved you when It was alright I'll love you when It all…
Five Foot One Yeah, I like it Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! I'm only five foot one I…
Football I'm a football baby, Rollin' round the field. I've been pa…
Free I wanna be free I wanna be free Free…
Frenzy Got a dick and two balls, that's more than you…
Fuckin' Alone Fast young girl wants to go Body 's red mouth is…
Funtime (Fun) hey baby, we like your lips (Fun) hey baby we…
Gardenia Gardenia Where are you? Black goddess in a shabby raincoat W…
German Days Speak easy Knock on the door They'll check you out Through t…
Get The Money Hey lucky people, North and South This is your leader, I'm…
Get Up & Get Out I'm wondering if fellas you've heard the news These girls ar…
Get Up And Get Out I'm wondering if fellas you've heard the news These girls a…
Gimme Danger Gimme danger, little stranger And I'll feel you bleed Gimme …
Gimme Some Skin Gimme some skin Gimme some skin Oh baby gimme some skin Try …
Girls I couldn't escape this feeling With my China Girl I'm just a…
Glow in the Dark If we want silver and gold and diamonds and pearls Then…
Go For The Throat I was lying in a coma By the side of some…
Happy Man I'm her only man And she's my only romance I'm her only…
Hassles Pop In the morning I got hassels In the evening I got…
Hate An evil look that tells me to fuck off From the…
Head On Yeah man, yeah Hey! See me comin' See me comin' See me…
Heart Is Saved Gambling on instincts well here's what I found Voice from my…
Here Comes The Summer Here comes the summer Mighty mighty summer Here comes the …
Hide Away I need to touch A live unbeaten earth So that's where I'm…
Hideaway I need to touch A live unbeaten earth So that's where I'm…
High On You I like your wooden door, baby I never want to leave,…
Highway I been walkin' down the road What it means I dunno I…
Home I work so hard, man, so don't trip me up Shakin'…
Houston Is Hot Tonight Bright lights, Houston is hot tonight Arabian sheiks and mon…
How Do Ya Fix a Broken Part How do you fix a broken part How come the sun's…
How Insensitive How insensitive I must have seemed When you told me that…
Howl Howl Howl Fuck it I feel like howling Got nowhere to turn Th…
I Dig Your Mind And you know it's the wrong way round Still you can't…
I Felt the Luxury She sat on the pavement As I pulled in the drive Wearing…
I Felt The Luxury Ft. Medeski Martin & Wood She sat on the pavement As I pulled in the drive Wearing…
I Got a Right Anytime I want I got a right to move No matter…
I Got a Right! Anytime I want I got a right to move No matter…
I Left The Luxury She sat on the pavement As I pulled in the drive Wearing…
I Need More I walk around I flop uround I need something that will be…
I Need Somebody Well I am your crazy driver Honey I'm sure to steer…
I Snub You You are a moron I'm glad to be here Seeing the sight…
I Wanna Be Your Dog So messed up I want you here And in my room…
I Wanna Be Your Dog (live) So messed up I want you here In my room I…
I Wanna Live I see my future shuffling A shaky step at a time I…
I Want To Go To The Beach I wanna go to the beach I don't care if it's…
I Won't Crap Out I'm standin' in a shadow, hating the world I keep a…
I'll Be Seing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'm a Conservative I used to lead a quiet life In fact it was…
I'm a real wild one Well I'm just outta school Like I'm real real cool Gotta dan…
I'm Bored I'm bored I'm the chairman of the bored I'm a lengthy monol…
I'm Crying I don't hear your knock upon my door I don't have…
I'm Going Away Smiling I'm going away smiling, thinking of our life How we were…
I'm Sick of You Goodbye, Betsy, I'm goin' away I'm sick of you and there…
Iggy Pop Intro Five little monsters were riding through space Their spacesh…
Im Bored I'm bored I'm the chairman of the bored I'm a lengthy monol…
In the Death Car A howling wind is whistling in the night My dog is…
In the Lobby Breaking the chain in the lobby An ocean of bodies And then…
Inferiority Complex Standing on the poop deck of a wreck Inferiority complex Wa…
Innocent World I used to live in an innocent world I had a…
Instinct Standing on the borderline Between joy and reason Tending ca…
Isolation Needed you, you were only using Needing you just tore me…
It's All Shit If it walks like shit Talks like shit It must be shit If…
It's Our Love I found you looking for the rainbow You found me waiting…
I’m a Conservative I used to lead a quiet life In fact it was…
I’m Bored I'm bored I'm the chairman of the bored, I'm a lengthy mono…
James Bond She wants to be your James Bond She wants to be…
Je sais que tu sais Je sais que tu sais Je sais le tremblement Je sais ta…
Jealousy He's got a great big hit he's in a limousine When…
Jerk Look, here comes the jerk ! See the guy with the…
Johanna Oh yeah, oh yeah Alright, come on Ron Oh yeah…
Keep On Believing I woke up in the quiet dark Fed the cat and…
Kill City Well, I live here in kill city, where the debris…
King of the Dog I got a smelly rear I got a dirty nose I don't…
Knocking 'Em Down We're seeking employment We're ready and strong Knockin' 'em…
Knocking 'Em Down in the City We're seeking employment We're ready and strong Knockin' '…
Knocking Em' Down In The City We're seeking employment We're ready and strong Knotkin"em d…
Knucklehead Fancy Apple lap top cost 5 grand Fresh girl in a…
L.O.S.T I got my work I got my work The profit of doom…
La javanaise J'avoue j'en ai bavé pas vous Mon amour Avant d'avoir eu ven…
La vie en rose Quand elle me prend dans ses bras Elle me parle tout…
Les Feuilles Mortes Oh, je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes Des jours heureux…
Les passantes Je veux dédier ce poème A toutes les femmes qu'on aime Penda…
Life of Work Riding in the saddle Henchmen at your side Holy macaroni …
Little Boxes (Live at The Ritz, New York, 9th December 1982) Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky tack…
Little Electric Chair You didn't mean to do it But you did it again The…
Little Know It All I'm the kid that no one knows I live a…
Little Miss Emperor You're not giving an inch You're strung like wire Your open …
Livin On The Edge Of Night LIVIN ON THE EDGE OF THE NIGHT You went off the…
Loco Mosquito My mommy told me If I were goody That she would buy…
Long Distance Alone with the phone again The deepening light seeps in my…
Look Away Now he was blond and she was dark They called him…
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Joseph Butt
Idk about a lot of this...
1) When interviewing for my current role, I used issues in the working ethos of my previous companies to highlight where I saw areas for my own development, as these areas had been neglected by companies that didn't nurture healthy cultures.
I think it's a far healthier and desirable an answer to critically analyse your position in previous roles than to stick your head in the sand and say that the previous companies were great and you loved it.
It is mentioned that the consequence of saying you didn't enjoy your previous role is that you will become disillusioned in the new company and soon be looking for new work again. I do not understand the logical link here. Lying to your employer and yourself about your previous role will not make you not realise issues in your new role when you feel them. Saying "that's just the way things are" and "that's human nature" are statements that have zero weight. I would argue it even removes credence from the argument because it proves that there is little else in the way of evidence to support the claim.
Final note on this point - ask yourself, do you really want to work for an employer that punishes people for objecting to and taking corrective action on toxic working environments (even if it's on just a personal level by leaving)?
2) I agree that desperation is not a good look, but I enjoyed the "you have to hold tight to your values" line, in recognition of the previous point.
3) Probably the best point made here. Remember PEEL;
make your Point, provide Evidence for the point made, Explain your point, Link this point to how it can help you in your new role.
4) Nope. I don't enjoy the 'swindling the employer' attitude here. They can tell and they won't appreciate it. Provided it is followed with a request to learn about the topic, it is far more appreciated when a candidate says "i'm sorry, I've not come across that before", or "that's not an area I'm particularly familiar with", because it shows a refreshing amount of honesty as compared to candidates who try to blag their way through a topic when they don't know what they are talking about.
In a business context, you are going to save far more money when surrounded by people that are open when they don't know something, and show a willingness to learn, as opposed to being surrounded by people who don't know anything, argue as if they do know, know that everyone else knows nothing, and every one of them will not admit that they don't know what it is they are talking about. So why would you choose the latter type of employee, given the choice?
In addition, with the "competency questions" point, if you don't know the answer to a competency question, this can go one of two ways - either it tells the employer "ok, we like this person's ethic, they seem keen, we'll just have to put a few more resources into training them up", or it says "well done you, your CV and cover letter writing skills are above your station. You are not qualified for the job, and you will hate it if you get it because you will have no clue what is going on around you (trust me). But that's ok, find a job a step or two lower down the ladder and re-interview in a couple years". Don't pretend you know the answer, and don't try and answer if you don't understand the question. Asking clarification questions is ok - in fact, good employers will be looking for employees that will ask a question when they don't understand something, as opposed to workers who will blindly waste time and money doing the wrong thing because they didn't understand the brief.
Again, if they are the type of employer to punish you for not knowing things, do you want that employer?
5) Valid point, but the "you're interviewing them" line spits in the face of the previous points which really puts across the impression that you would do and say anything in order to get the job, without caring what it is or whether you'd enjoy it. I would say it is probably good to have one question related to the company and what you have researched, another question about the office (maybe asking the hiring manager how they enjoy the company / how they feel the company treated employees during a rough patch e.g. COVID / whether there are fun out-of-office events where you can get to know colleagues on a better level etc.), and, if appropriate, ask a question that you thought of during the interview. This shows you were engaged and listening during the interview, it also shows enthusiasm for the role if you are able to recall and actively seek further information on something mentioned by the employer.
My personal top tip: An interview is the first and main chance for an employer to see if you fit in their team. If you have made it to interview stage, they already want you, they now just want to know if you are a good person to work with. It is a formal chat about the company, the role, and you. It is to make sure you weren't lying in your CV, to explore interesting points in your cover letter, and, CRUCIALLY, to get a handle on your personality. Make sure you don't forget that last part, it is the people who are memorable and interesting to talk to that get hired.
Gawędziarz
Well... I mostly applied for specialist positions not managerial ones but...
I find the setting itself ridiculous. So in all my intreviews I made significant attempts to subvert the entire setting in one way or another. With various results, but generally it ended up positive.
I will throw bitter one liners and jokes regularly during interview. Especially if I consider question to be ridiculous, I will throw one-liner and follow up with serious response.
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years" "Well, I've always dreamt of golden toilet but on serious note..." (not exactly the joke I've said but you get the picture, it's meant to be something ridiculous...).
And if attempt is made to roast me by taking these jokes seriously - I will craft entire story around these jokes. If that's what they choose to ask me instead of professional knowledge then I will give them exactly that. And I work in finance so storytelling is not high on priority list when hiring somebody.
My advice is... learn to do filler talk. Even if you are very introverted. And weave everything you want to say into one coherent story.
Something like: "I was always poor with numbers. I'm more of humanities person. And as silly as it sounds, in order to fix that I've decided to take accounting as my major. For the same reason I've started to learn programming - to fix my own problems. And I know it sounds like masochism, but I belive in working out your problems. From my point of view your job offer fits what I want to focus on so to me it will be just further extension of what I want to do anyway, and by this point in my pursuit I'd say I'm qualified enough." - giving a smooth plug to transition into talking about my strong points or why I think I'm fit for the role, and daring them to test my knowledge basically (which is a bit risky but unless what you do is nuclear physics it shouldn't be too much to ask...)
But it paints a complete picture, with motivations, skills, character traits, education ect. blended into something coherent, and something interviewers will love to challange and ask more, likely making notes in process or asking additional questions to which you need to be able to react.
Eastside Rage
So in a nutshell:
- Never be honest.
- Tell the interviewer what they want to hear.
- Put on a charade.
Got it.
James Macleod
Yes, bullshittery does work, I was too honest in my last interview not long ago, yes you guessed it, I didn't get it, so the next one that I get I'm just gonna lie my head off and tell the interviewer everything he/she wants to hear so they can tick those boxes.
Walt Dittrich
Not sure about the first one: Never be honest...
But the others, yes, EXACTLY. If you don't feel comfortable with this, you're not going to get the job.
You HAVE to tell 'em what they want to hear. 👍
Yote Slaya
"I have no gag reflex"
Jason Dean
@Yote Slaya what the hell
Jason Dean
@James Macleod it's been a month did you get the job?
Chupika64
Love how you have to manipulate and twist words and truths to make yourself presentable enough to hire. Cuz people don't actually want honest hardworking folk, just people they can manipulate. Absolutely love it here.
Ausup
Any boss you'd actually WANT to work for will appreciate honesty and transparency - this is advice for becoming a corporate shill and hating your life, not landing a decent job that might actually make you happy.
Michael Green
Absolutely - You have hit the nail right on the head. A lackey is what companies are looking for. Maximum hours for minimum wages and will to take any nonsense the company puts out.
David Hunt
How true