William Copley (artist) occurring in America when he returned to New York in the 1960s. Artists like Andy Warhol, Christo, Roy Lichtenstein and many others were frequent visitors at Copley's studio on Lower Broadway. Copley believed that pop art had always interested him, claiming American pop art had much to do with "self-disgust" and "satire." In 1967, after a divorce with his second wife, Noma, Copley and new friend Dmitri Petrov decided to publish portfolios of 20th-century artist collaborations with the abbreviation SMS (for "Shit Must Stop"). Copley's Upper West Side loft became a meeting place for performers, artists, curators, and composers to
Iggy Pop Recca on bass, Dave Alexander having been sacked by Iggy Pop the previous year when he turned up for a gig unable to play because of his chronic alcoholism (he died in 1975). That year Iggy Pop and David Bowie met at Max's Kansas City, a nightclub and restaurant in New York City. Iggy Pop's career received a boost from his relationship with Bowie when Bowie decided in 1972 to produce an album with Iggy Pop in England. With James Williamson signed on as guitarist, the search began for a rhythm section. However, since neither Iggy Pop nor Williamson were