Iggy Pop: Jarmusch was first, only choice for Stooges doc

In 1969, Jim Jarmusch discovered The Stooges’ self-titled debut album, and the 16-year-old future filmmaker was hooked.

The attraction never wavered, so he didn’t hesitate several years ago when Stooges frontman Iggy Pop asked Jarmusch to make a documentary about the pioneering, proto-punk band.

The result, “Gimme Danger,” premieres Friday in New York and Detroit.

Jarmusch says The Stooges made “working-class,” ”primal music.” He chronicled the band’s rise and demise — despite making only making three records, they inspired hordes of fans and bands from the Sex Pistols to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Pop says Jarmusch was the only person he wanted to tell The Stooges’ story.

Pop and Jarmusch spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday in a Detroit-area hotel suite, not far from the Stooges’ early stomping grounds.

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