--- title: Iggy Pop Doesn't Think Anyone Should Do Drugs description: Legendary rocker Iggy Pop said that he doesn't think anyone should do drugs; the musician was a noted drug user during the peak years of his career. canonical: https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-19T17:25:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:42.070Z og:title: Iggy Pop Doesn't Think Anyone Should Do Drugs og:description: Really. og:url: https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf76048c6b25b1b7d/698893fd0b72e385716e9752/iggy-pop-no-more-drugs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: "Gimme Danger" - Press Conference - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Iggy Pop Doesn't Think Anyone Should Do Drugs twitter:description: Really. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf76048c6b25b1b7d/698893fd0b72e385716e9752/iggy-pop-no-more-drugs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Iggy Pop Doesn't Think Anyone Should Do Drugs > Sponsored content. 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The drugs were discovered in a underground bunker on a banana plantation_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 19, 2016 5:25 PM UTC  CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Iggy Pop attends the "Gimme Danger" press conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals (Photo by Pool/Getty Images) CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Iggy Pop attends the "Gimme Danger" press conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals (Photo by Pool/Getty Images) Pool—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 19, 2016 5:25 PM UTC Rock ‘n’ roll’s [shirtless wonder](http://time.com/4242692/iggy-pop-nude-life-drawing-class/), [Iggy Pop](http://time.com/4262509/review-iggy-pops-post-pop-depression/), just made a statement that basically undermines his entire career’s brand. As reported by [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-iggy-pop-talks-gimme-895663?utm%5Fsource=twitter)during a press conference for Jim Jarmusch’s documentary, _Gimme Danger_, which focuses on Iggy’s punk band, The Stooges, the 69-year-old singer declared that no one should do drugs. As expected, most of the press conference was focused on Iggy’s experiences with drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, with the music icon reminiscing about being one of the forerunners of the punk movement. When asked about his drug use now, Iggy had lots to say about it and his current vice of choice. “The drugs — everybody should just drop that sh\*t,” he said. “For me, the best is a very good wine, but weed is OK for most people. All can say is I don’t drug up anymore. I don’t do it. I have wine with dinner and that’s about it.” Iggy also took a poll at the press conference to see whether or not he should wear a shirt to a red carpet gala on Thursday night — after the positive affirmation of those present, he will be going with his signature shirtless look. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/"},"headline":"Iggy Pop Doesn't Think Anyone Should Do Drugs","datePublished":"2016-05-19T17:25:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:42.070Z","description":"He's got a different lust for life now","url":"https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf76048c6b25b1b7d/698893fd0b72e385716e9752/iggy-pop-no-more-drugs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf76048c6b25b1b7d/698893fd0b72e385716e9752/iggy-pop-no-more-drugs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Gimme Danger\" - Press Conference - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival","caption":"\"Gimme Danger\" - Press Conference - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival","creditText":"Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/","name":"Iggy Pop Doesn't Think Anyone Should Do Drugs"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Historic Drug Seizure in Colombia","description":"The drugs were discovered in a underground bunker on a banana plantation","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/hiVGgFPH/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-05-16T15:49:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/hiVGgFPH.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4341978/iggy-pop-gimme-danger-drugs/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```