Iggy Pop's latest album ventures into French song
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The reaction was mixed when Pop held a press conference at a luxury Paris hotel to unveil Après, a collection which includes the 65 year-old’s take on Chanson classics including Edith Piaf’s La vie en Rose and Les Passantes by Georges Brassens. “They didn't think my fans would like it - very sensible attitudes for a sensible sort of person - but that’s a different sort of person than I am.” The I Wanna Be Your Dog singer turned to French song because “it is French culture which has most stubbornly resisted the mortal attacks of the Anglo-American music machine.” The garage rock pioneer, sporting a black shirt slashed to the navel which exposed his leathery chest, added: “When I did the stuff that was punky, people were more surprised than with this. “I'll get in a box when I’m dead.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up The album which includes Serge Gainsbourg’s “La Javanaise”, follows Pop’s 2009 foray into the French tongue with his album “Preliminaires”.
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