Video: Iggy & The Stooges perform on 'Colbert'

Whitney Matheson | USATODAY

Iggy Pop may be older than my parents, but he still rocks harder than most singers a fraction of his age.

Last night Stephen Colbert welcomed Iggy & The Stooges to The Colbert Report, and they were everything I hoped they would be.

"Thank you for wearing almost a shirt," Colbert joked during his chat with the singer. Iggy talked about his first mug shot (taken when he was 19) and the moment when he heard Link Wray's Rumble and "left school emotionally."

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After a break, Iggy shed his shirt and took the stage with The Stooges to sing Job, a track off the group's new album, Ready to Die. (Note: The video below contains some spicy language.) Dig that audience participation:

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Colbert's site also has posted an exclusive video of an unaired performance:

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I'm so thrilled to share a birthday (albeit 30 years apart) with this man. Ready to Die is in stores today.