Iggy Pop, Paul Trynka
Iggy Pop, Paul Trynka
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Iggy Pop
Open Up and Bleed

Author: Paul Trynka

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 14 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2010

Synopsis

Iggy Pop's legendary career has been tumultuous, reaching great heights with megahits and then hitting rockbottom lows in jail and mental institutions. Along the way, he's become a cultrock hero, an inspiration for dozens of other famous rockers, and has had a pretty good time of it, too. But the image of Iggy Pop versus the man behind that image, James Newell Osterberg, Jr., is surprisingly contradictory. The "nude and rude" punk rocker was the vice president of his high school class and is considered an intellectual by many. Living in Ann Arbor among Iggy's childhood friends and prefame lovers and interviewing dozens of musicians including Iggy himself, Paul Trynka has created a sincere and fascinating portrayal of the real man behind the rock star.

About Paul Trynka

Paul Trynka is the author of acclaimed biographies of David Bowie and Iggy Pop. He was also the editor of MOJO and has written on music and popular culture for publications including Elle, Blueprint, The Wire, and many of the UK's broadsheets. He lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on June 19, 2012

In this thinly veiled fictionalization of the Democratic Party since the late 1950's author Paul Trynka (whom I suspect is actually David McCullough using an alias) digs deep into why Liberal ideals have never risen to their rightful place in the pantheon of American history. Using a made up charact......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on June 07, 2013

I've been into Iggy since discovering The Stooges whilst at school in the mid 1970s. Everything I found out about him appealed to my troubled teenage self. My fascination has continued into adulthood and middle age. I was at the Virgin Megastore in Marble Arch, London in 1979 to get my copy of the t......more

Goodreads review by Leigh on January 21, 2008

So far, this is a shockingly good read. No blurbs and I'm not that big into rock bios, so I was wary, but I'm impressed. Well researched, opinionated, and just gossipy enough. As for the subject, the "godfather of punk" never ceases to shock, mystify, inspire. Lotta talent, lotta trouble.......more

Goodreads review by Tosh on November 15, 2009

This is a very good rock n' roll biography by Paul Trynka (who was the editor at Mojo Magazine) on Iggy Pop. He did his research well, and interviews I think almost everyone who is close to Iggy, except Bowie - and there is a lot of material in this book on the Bowie/Iggy relationship. The fascinatin......more

Goodreads review by Jeanne T. on September 23, 2007

Couldn't put this down and when I was done I had an erotic dream about Iggy Pop. Amazing. Unlike the Susan Sontag biography, this book was a riot of action. It was interesting to read about a such a punk legend and how he didn't really find much "success" in the time when he was writing/making the m......more

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