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Josh Homme has spoken out in praise of Iggy Pop and his legacy, ahead of the release and tour of their upcoming collaborative project, Post Pop Depression.
The punk icon and the Queens Of The Stone Age hero have teamed up with Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders and Dean Fertita from QOTSA/The Dead Weather for Iggy's new solo record, which is due for release next week (18 March).
Now, during a '20 minute' speech about Iggy, Homme has revealed the true extent of his admiration for the 'Lust For Life' legend.
"Lemmy is gone. Bowie is gone," Homme told The Guardian. "He’s the last of the one-and-onlys. It took balls to be him: a little guy with a big dick scaring people in Detroit. Everyone should take a knee for Iggy. He deserves it. He never got [the respect or the acclaim], mostly by his own hand, but he made the shit that’s spawned more bands than any other person, ever. Bring on the statues, you motherfuckers!"
Post Pop Depression is released on 18 March.
The full list of the Post Pop Depression European tour dates are below. For tickets and more information, visit here.
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4 - Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
5 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Falconer
6 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Mehr! Theater
10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
13 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
15 - Paris, France - Le Grand Rex
