The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.

As society has changed, what had formerly been unacceptable has become colorful.

I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.

My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I got older, they suddenly realized, Oh, my God, we're the parents of Iggy Pop.

If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that’s such a rare gift. It’s underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.

I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free.

I kinda feel like everything comes full circle in life, even though that's a cliche.