Iggy Pop has agreed to take on the role of official ambassador for Record Store Day 2012. Set to take place on April 21, Record Store Day celebrates the virtues of independent record store establishments, and is marked by special shows and one-day sales events.
In a prepared statement, Pop said:
"I got my name, my musical education and my personality all from working at a record store during my tender years. Small indie shops have always been a mix of theater and laboratory. In the ’50s and ’60s the teen kids used to gather after school at these places to listen free to the latest singles and see if they liked the beat. You could buy the disc you liked for 79 cents and if you were lucky meet a chick. Clerks in these places became managers (like Brian Epstein), label heads (Jac Holzman) and Faces on album covers (like me)."
To read Pop’s statement in its entirety, visit the official Record Store Day
website.
Thanks for the report to Russell Hall, Gibson.com.
