--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I'm a little bit damaged in about 15…" description: "\"I'm a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and it's been nice that no particular damaged area has become a major issue. I'm a more than moder..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/iggy-pop-3990_damaged_i-m-a-little-bit-damaged-in-about-15-dif_382937.png" --- # I'm a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and… ![“I'm a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and it's been nice that no particular damaged area has become a major issue. I'm a more than moderately healthy 65-year-old male who has gotten away with a lot of stuff.” quote by Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/iggy-pop-3990_damaged_i-m-a-little-bit-damaged-in-about-15-dif_382937.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/iggy-pop-3990_damaged_i-m-a-little-bit-damaged-in-about-15-dif_382937.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/iggy-pop-3990_damaged_i-m-a-little-bit-damaged-in-about-15-dif_382937.png) > “I'm a little bit damaged in about 15 different ways, and it's been nice that no particular damaged area has become a major issue. I'm a more than moderately healthy 65-year-old male who has gotten away with a lot of stuff.” [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He acknowledges multiple minor health issues but notes none dominate his life, reflecting resilience and overall good health. **In simple terms:** Many small problems, no big ones. Key Takeaway Focus on overall wellbeing. Themes health resilience aging Mood reflective optimistic Type personal health When to use this quote - daily health checks - regular exercise - preventive care - mental health monitoring Key Concepts self-awareness acceptance Questions to Reflect On - How do you prioritize health concerns? - What habits keep you feeling healthy? 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If my life is complete in other ways then I don't mind being a 65-year-old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kylie-minogue/my-life-has-always-been-geared-towards-my-career-if-my-life-is/) [Kylie Minogue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kylie-minogue/) > [“So pretty with her long hair and bright eyes. And so pure and damaged at the same time, like a priceless vase threaded with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lane/so-pretty-with-her-long-hair-and-bright-eyes-and-so-pure-and-damaged/) [Nina Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lane/) > [People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-coyne/people-have-given-me-the-freedom-and-believe-in-me-enough-to-say-if-i/) [Wayne Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-coyne/) > [He's psychologically damaged, I suppose, if you stand back and look objectively at him, but then, who isn't?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-darrow/he-s-psychologically-damaged-i-suppose-if-you-stand-back-and-look/) [Paul Darrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-darrow/) > [“If she wanted this man to trust her, to open up to her, she would have to strip every last piece of herself away,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-hardy/if-she-wanted-this-man-to-trust-her-to-open-up-to-her-she-would-have/) [Dianna Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-hardy/) > [“We are all a little damaged, Bee. Some of us more than others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-m-frazier/we-are-all-a-little-damaged-bee-some-of-us-more-than-others/) [T.M. Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-m-frazier/) ## More by Iggy Pop > [I think that prosecuting some college kid because she shared a file is a lot like sending somebody to Australia 200 years ago for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/i-think-that-prosecuting-some-college-kid-because-she-shared-a-file/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/something-i-like-to-do-a-lot-is-just-sit-by-water-when-there-s-a/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [I stayed in L.A. long enough to get on my feet, and then I moved back to New York. The reason I moved here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/i-stayed-in-l-a-long-enough-to-get-on-my-feet-and-then-i-moved-back/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [I'm not a singer, a walking instrument like Aretha Franklin. When you get an Iggy Pop record, you don't get "Iggy Sings." I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/i-m-not-a-singer-a-walking-instrument-like-aretha-franklin-when-you/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [Well, I don't use the toilet much to pee in. I almost always pee in the yard or the garden, because I like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/well-i-don-t-use-the-toilet-much-to-pee-in-i-almost-always-pee-in-the/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [What did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/what-did-christ-really-do-he-hung-out-with-hard-drinking-fishermen/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [There was a time when I wanted to get out of the Western world. I went down to Grenada and looked at a place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/there-was-a-time-when-i-wanted-to-get-out-of-the-western-world-i-went/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > ['Punk rock' is a word used by dilettantes and heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies, the bodies, the hearts, the souls,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/punk-rock-is-a-word-used-by-dilettantes-and-heartless-manipulators/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [I'm not the kind of person that likes to be dependent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/i-m-not-the-kind-of-person-that-likes-to-be-dependent/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [What do you do with a lifetime of work? Face it in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/what-do-you-do-with-a-lifetime-of-work-face-it-in-the-morning/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music - you know Bob Dylan, Ray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/in-1965-when-great-young-white-artists-in-the-english-speaking-world/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [When I get up in the morning, I stay nude for three or four hours. If I really feel like getting formal, I'll put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/when-i-get-up-in-the-morning-i-stay-nude-for-three-or-four-hours-if-i/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [I smoked this joint and then it hit me. I thought, what you gotta do is play your own simply blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/i-smoked-this-joint-and-then-it-hit-me-i-thought-what-you-gotta-do-is/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [Well, after Zombie Birdhouse came out, I toured behind it in the fall of 1982, into the spring, and in the summer in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/well-after-zombie-birdhouse-came-out-i-toured-behind-it-in-the-fall/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) > [I wasn't so stupid that I didn't realize the implications of what they were saying. In my live work I was going for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iggy-pop/i-wasn-t-so-stupid-that-i-didn-t-realize-the-implications-of-what/) [Iggy Pop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) [Explore all 117 Iggy Pop quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iggy-pop/) ## More Damaged quotes > [“We are all a little damaged, Bee. 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Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-m-frazier/) > [“If she wanted this man to trust her, to open up to her, she would have to strip every last piece of herself away,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-hardy/if-she-wanted-this-man-to-trust-her-to-open-up-to-her-she-would-have/) [Dianna Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-hardy/) > [He's psychologically damaged, I suppose, if you stand back and look objectively at him, but then, who isn't?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-darrow/he-s-psychologically-damaged-i-suppose-if-you-stand-back-and-look/) [Paul Darrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-darrow/) > [People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-coyne/people-have-given-me-the-freedom-and-believe-in-me-enough-to-say-if-i/) [Wayne Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-coyne/) > [“So pretty with her long hair and bright eyes. And so pure and damaged at the same time, like a priceless vase threaded with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lane/so-pretty-with-her-long-hair-and-bright-eyes-and-so-pure-and-damaged/) [Nina Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lane/) > [Here's the thing: Nobody gets extradited for a crime where nobody's been hurt, where no property's been damaged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-watson/here-s-the-thing-nobody-gets-extradited-for-a-crime-where-nobody-s/) [Paul Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-watson/) > [But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-mae/but-i-don-t-think-i-ve-grown-up-to-be-a-damaged-adult/) [Vanessa Mae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-mae/) > [“It is easy to remove a weevil from a grain, but hard to reverse the damage it does.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/it-is-easy-to-remove-a-weevil-from-a-grain-but-hard-to-reverse-the/) [Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/) > [“all of us are damaged in our own ways. 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