To celebrate that Iggy Pop released 43 years ago today his first solo record The Idiot, we delve into our archive for a selection of photos from his early days.

Here you’ll find a lot of bare chest portraits of the American rock star but you’ll also find him with David Bowie (who produced and co-wrote his first LP), Bono and even a certain legendary guitar player with a beanie attending to his performance at the MTV Europe Awards after show in Hot Press headquarters.

If you want to find more about Pop from the man himself, have a look at the chat Liam Fay had with him for a Hot Press feature here.