List the places you expect to see Iggy Pop, and the American Idol results show probably ranks somewhere just under an ad for insurance - yet here we are in 2011 with both these unlikely achievements ticked off the list.
Yes, that above is a video of Mr Pop dragging his naked torso onto the US show to give a performance which, well, probably isn’t what they’re used to. The image of Iggy gyrating in the vicinity of Steve Tyler seems somewhat bizarre to say the least.
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