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== Legacy == '''Admirers''' * Music journalist [[Lester Bangs]] was one of the first writers to champion the Stooges in a national publication. His piece "Of Pop and Pies and Fun" for ''[[Creem]] Magazine'' was published about the time of the Stooges' second album ''[[Fun House (The Stooges album)|Fun House]]''. Another music journalist, [[Legs McNeil]], was especially fond of Iggy and the Stooges and championed them in many of his writings. * [[Kurt Cobain]] consistently listed ''[[Raw Power]]'' as his No. 1 favorite album of all time in the "Favorite Albums" lists that featured in his ''[[Journals (Cobain)|Journals]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kurt Cobain's 50 favorite albums|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/kurt-cobains-50/|publisher=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|date=November 15, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> * In August 1995, all three Stooges albums were included in British music magazine ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'s'' influential "100 Greatest Albums of All Time" feature. ''[[Fun House (The Stooges album)|Fun House]]'' was placed the highest, at 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Mojo%27s+100+Greatest+Albums+of+All+Time|title=Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time | Book awards | LibraryThing|website=Librarything.com}}</ref> * Australian band [[Radio Birdman]] took their name, although incorrectly, from the lyrics of the Stooges song "1970".<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Bryan|title=Lost in the Aussie Funhouse: "Descent Into the Maelstrom: The Radio Birdman Story"|url=http://nightflight.com/lost-in-the-aussie-funhouse-descent-into-the-maelstrom-the-radio-birdman-story/|publisher=[[Night Flight (TV series)|Night Flight]]|date=November 12, 2018|access-date=April 4, 2019|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404152145/http://nightflight.com/lost-in-the-aussie-funhouse-descent-into-the-maelstrom-the-radio-birdman-story/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the Stooges No. 78 on their list of 100 of the most influential artists of the past 50 years.<ref>{{cite web| title = The Immortals: The First Fifty|work=Rolling Stone Issue 946| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316103016/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/| url-status=dead| archive-date=March 16, 2006}}</ref> * [[Layne Staley]] said that he was a big fan of both The Stooges and Iggy Pop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Emt_WlEqlfU&feature=youtu.be|title=Alice In Chains - 10-28-93 Layne Staley Guest Programming Rage|website=YouTube.com|date=February 19, 2012 }}</ref> * [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] included their self-titled debut amongst his favorite studio albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slashparadise.com/background/influences-slash.php|title=Slash's Influences | Favorite bands, albums and songs|website=Slashparadise.com}}</ref> * [[Peter Hook]] included their live album Metallic K.O. amongst his favorite albums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Hook : my top 10 favourite albums|url=https://louderthanwar.com/peter-hook-my-top-10-favourite-albums/|publisher=[[Louder Than War]]|date=October 26, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> * In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Pop at number 176 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 1, 2023|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/iggy-pop-10-1234642408/|access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref> '''Portrayals''' * In the film ''[[Velvet Goldmine]]'', [[Ewan McGregor]] portrays Curt Wilde, a character loosely based on Pop.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackie |first1=Rob |title=Velvet Goldmine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian/0,,44299,00.html |website=Guardian U.K.}}</ref> McGregor performs the Stooges songs "TV Eye" and "Gimme Danger" in the film. * In the ''[[Super Mario]]'' video game series, the character [[Koopalings|Iggy Koopa]] was named after him.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/16520/features/10-amazing-mario-facts/ |title=Nintendo Feature: 10 Amazing Mario Facts |magazine=Official Nintendo Magazine |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603174405/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/16520/features/10-amazing-mario-facts/ |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[James O'Barr]] fashioned the character Funboy in ''[[The Crow]]'' after Pop.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baiss |first1=Bridget |title=The Crow: The Story Behind the Film |date=2012 |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1-78116-184-5}}</ref> *In the 2013 film ''[[CBGB (film)|CBGB]]'', Pop was played by [[Taylor Hawkins]]. *Iggy played himself as a puppet in the short film ''Squirrel Mountain 'Iggy to the Rescue'', that also featured him performing the song "Frozen Peas", along with his touring guitarist Kevin Armstrong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/rock-legend-iggy-pop-stars-in-st-leonards-childrens-series-3000578|title=Rock legend Iggy Pop stars in St Leonard's children's series|work=Biggleswade Chronicle|date=October 12, 2020 }}</ref>
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