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The band Iggy Pop compared to Christ: “Kind of like Jesus”
Far Out Magazine revisited comments in which musician Iggy Pop likened a fellow Detroit post-punk band to a Christ-like figure, describing them as "kind of like Jesus" in tone or impact. The piece situates the remark within Iggy Pop's long-standing reflections on the influential Detroit rock scene of the late 1960s and 1970s, a period he helped define with The Stooges.
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Iggy Pop is an American rock musician who was the frontman of The Stooges, a band that became influential in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He is known for his role in punk rock's development and remains an important voice in rock history.
Detroit was an important centre for rock music during the late 1960s and 1970s, with several bands emerging whose influence spread across America and beyond. This period is considered significant in rock history as it helped shape popular music in the decades that followed.
Because Iggy Pop was at the centre of Detroit's rock scene, his reflections on the bands and musicians of that era are considered historically significant. He has frequently offered his perspective on the cultural impact and artistic importance of his peers from that period.