Down on the Street Books

Richard Adams, The Complete Iggy Pop (2006)

Essentially a discography in book form, The Complete Iggy Pop designates at least a paragraph to every song by the Stooges and Iggy Pop, from 1969's The Stooges to 2005's Skull Ring.

Joe Ambrose, Gimme Danger: The Story of Iggy Pop (2009)

This thorough biography does a great job of focusing on Iggy's complex character, complete with great interviews.

Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (1996)

Nothing will bring Iggy and the Stooges to life like this oral history of punk music, culled from hundreds of interviews with the people who lived through it.

Iggy Pop and Jeff Gold, Total Chaos: The Story of the Stooges (2016)

Straight from Iggy himself, this book has gotten great reviews for its fresh interviews, photos, and never-before-heard stories of the Stooges.

Paul Trynka, Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed (2007)

There's no shortage of books on Iggy Pop, but this one is particularly passionate and comprehensive. It shows great insight into what made Iggy such a powerful figure.