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Onstage I've been hit by a grapefruit, beercans, eggs, spit, money, cigarette butts, Mandies, Quaaludes, joints, bras, panties, and a fist.

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Iggy Pop
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 21
Actor
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Songwriter
Muskegon
Michigan
James Newell Osterberg
James Newell Osterberg Jr.
James Osterberg
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Joints
Spit
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Butts
Eggs
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Money
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