At the end of “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” the loudest song in on a night full of them, Iggy Pop stared out at the cheering crowd in downtown Los Angeles and shared the seize-the-day philosophy that fuels ...

Iggy and I have never been close. I’ve been following punk rock for eight years, but aside from some random discoveries (like his revved-up and unfiltered live take on “Louie Louie”), my knowledge of ...