Iggy Pop has opened up on his troubled relationship with the Grammy awards, as a result of “I hate these individuals”.
In 2020, the legendary rocker was among the many recipients of the Lifetime Achievement award from the celebrated organisation, however admitted that he struggled to work out whether or not to just accept the honour.
He informed Basic Rock: “The Grammys saved wanting to speak to me on the telephone and I saved telling my supervisor: ‘I don’t wish to discuss to them. I hate these individuals. They need me to be an exhibit of their museum or one thing.’
“Then after I lastly spoke to the woman from the Grammys a few months later she stated: ‘We’re supplying you with the Lifetime Achievement. With out you, there’s no Lil Nas X and there’s no Billie Eilish.’”
He went on: “Based on her, ‘You’re a direct hyperlink to the artists which might be on the prime of our awards listing this 12 months.’ In order that’s what one particular person needed to say, and I’ll take that for what it’s value.”
In more moderen information, the singer launched his nineteenth solo album, ‘Each Loser’ final week (January 6) through Atlantic and Gold Tooth Information, the label of producer Andrew Watt. It was previewed by the singles ‘Frenzy’ and ‘Strung Out Johnny’.
The album options contributions from quite a lot of huge names, together with Weapons N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan and Pink Scorching Chilli Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who handed away in March, additionally contributed to the report.
Reviewing ‘Each Loser’, NME wrote: “‘Each Loser’ is a present-day primal punk resurrection from the one musician certified to make one.”
In one other current interview, Pop revealed that he was as soon as requested to affix AC/DC, however thought he didn’t “match the invoice”.
“I listened to their report. I assumed, I can’t match that invoice,” he informed The New York Occasions. “I wasn’t, like, ‘Ugh, I don’t like them’. It was fairly effectively made. They do cautious work, however I’m not what they wanted.”