Iggy Pop is not far from being the singer of AC / DC!
In 1980, Bon Scott, the historic singer of the Australian group died of aspiration pneumonia (understand suffocated by his vomit).
A tragedy for the formation which nevertheless decides to get back in the saddle as soon as possible and to record new songs while looking for a replacement.
It was then that they had the idea of offering the "job" to Iggy Pop who, at the time, was rather free in his movements.
"I hadn't reformed the Stooges yet, and I hadn't settled in the UK yet.
Their manager at the time said to me, ''Do you want to join AC/DC?'', the singer recalled during an interview with the
New York Times
.
"I was not what they needed"
“I had a very intense encounter with Bon somewhere, and we were both drunk and stoned.
I see pictures sometimes and I'm like, 'I don't remember, but it's me with Bon!'.
I liked what he was doing,” Iggy Pop recalled.
But if the leader of the Stooges liked the style of Bon Scott, the sound of AC / DC was not really his cup of tea.
“I listened to their albums.
I thought to myself, ''I can't stick to this''.
It wasn't because I didn't like it.
It was pretty well done (…).
But I was not what they needed.
In the end, AC/DC got their hands on the excellent Brian Johnson, and Iggy Pop continued his way to
Every Loser
, his new album released just Friday.
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