In an interview, Iggy Pop explained why he was hesitant to receive a Grammy award before giving in in 2020. He responded to receiving a Lifetime Achievement statue that year saying, “[In] 50 years, what have they ever done for me?”
Pop stated in the interview that, “Things changed, and society met me halfway, The Grammys kept wanting to talk to me on the phone, and I kept telling my manager, ‘I don’t want to talk to them. I hate those people. They want me to be an exhibit in their museum or something.’” Adding, “then when I finally spoke to the lady from the Grammys a couple of months later, she said, ‘We’re giving you the Lifetime Achievement. Without you, there’s no Lil Nas X and there’s no Billie Eilish.’ According to her, ‘You’re a direct link to the artists that are at the top of our awards list this year.’ … So that’s what one person had to say, and I’ll take that for what it’s worth.”
Iggy Pop also released a brand new album, Every Loser, a collaboration with producer Andrew Watt, featuring Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and others.
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