As Iggy Pop is undoubtedly conscious, generally it takes extra than simply listening to a band’s recordings to really perceive the place they’re coming from.
Iggy, the punk godfather and The Stooges icon, mentioned that is what occurred to him with Foo Fighters — he did not “fully” perceive them at first.
No, not till he noticed them reside did he lastly get the Dave Grohl-led act, as he relayed in a brand new interview.
The matter got here up as a result of the late Foos drummer Taylor Hakwins, who died in March, contributes to Iggy’s upcoming album, Every Loser. The LP was introduced final month with Iggy’s newest single, “Frenzy.”
“Taylor plays on the album,” Iggy tells Audacy Check In earlier than recalling the time Hawkins portrayed him onscreen in a film in regards to the famed New York punk membership CBGB, 2013’s CBGB.
“It’s an unbelievable energy that this guy has,” the rocker continues. “He also played me in a film. He was me in the CBGB’s movie, and a poster was his abs as my abs.”
Iggy remembers, “I met him — I opened for Foo Fighters in 2015 at Knebworth. And I never really understood fully what they did, and then I stood there on the side stage and listened to that thing and listened to what [Hawkins] was playing and it was otherworldly.”
The singer provides, “It was advanced and powerful and relentless, and highly detailed all at the same time.”
“Frenzy,” produced by Ozzy collaborator Andrew Watt, options musical backing from Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith. Hear it below Iggy’s Audacy interview beneath.
Known because the ‘Godfather of Punk,’ one of the crucial exhausting performers to ever witness on stage, and Audacy host Jolene’s private ‘King of the Underdogs,’ rocker Iggy Pop joins us right this moment for an ‘Audacy Check In’ to provide us some grime on his newest single, ‘Frenzy,’ and what to anticipate on this subsequent stage of his illustrious profession along with his upcoming album ‘Every Loser.’
Iggy Pop on Audacy Check In – Nov. 11, 2022
Iggy Pop, “Frenzy” (Official Audio)
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