Home / Music / Iggy Pop called The Idiot 'a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk'Music linernotes album music iggy-popIggy Pop called The Idiot 'a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk'Iggy Pop described The Idiot as “a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk” — a mechanical, electronic departure from the proto-punk of the Stooges. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Idiot is Iggy Pop's debut solo albumIggy Pop recorded The Idiot at Château d'Hérouville in France and at Musicland in MunichDavid Bowie produced The Idiot and composed most of the music.Clive Davis saw Patti Smith at CBGB and offered her a seven-album dealBreakfast in America held No. 1 for six weeksExploreMerzbow's Colour is harsh noise at its most immersiveMezzanine is Massive Attack's dark pivot — post-punk, distortion, and brooding atmosphericsCleo Sol's Mother shares SAULT's DNAMusic for Films was Eno's rehearsal for Music for AirportsNaima was recorded with Miles Davis's rhythm section, not Coltrane's usual bandPrevious Iggy Pop recorded The Idiot at Château d'Hérouville in France and at Musicland in MunichNext Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest cracked the top 10