Street Crazies is basically Iggy walking along and talking about everything that’s around him. And Dum Dum Boys is one of those songs that plods along, and keeps building and building brilliantly.ħ. There’s something really bleak and weird about it, even down to the cover, which Bowie took himself of Iggy just outside in the snow. I love this song because they say, “How about Dave?” But that whole album, even though it’s not industrial, has the vibe of an industrial album. And he’s surrounded himself with great musicians that always took chances, and together they made music great for all of us… He’s hurt himself physically and emotionally to give other people like me and you pleasure in his music. You can tell he’s a really smart, sincere, wonderful guy that also can let it all out. Iggy’s also written some of the best lyrics, and definitely put on some of the best live shows ever. And that’s the cool thing about playing with all the bands that I play with none of us are stuck in any one thing. That kind of experimentation showed me that you can do anything, and you never have to be pigeonholed in one style music. He was always doing something that was totally unlike everything else at every time, and it was never because he was trying to do that, that’s just who he is. All of The Stooges albums, and everything he put out afterwards have inspired me more than anyone because he always took real chances. There’s only a handful of bands and artists that have inspired me on such a level.
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