So who had him in the deadlist?

[The-Sir]

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | The Stooges guitarist found dead

 

The Stooges guitarist found dead

 

Asheton formed the group in Michigan in 1967

The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton has been found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

Asheton, 60, was an original member of the rock band fronted by Iggy Pop in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

 

His riffing featured on hits including I Wanna Be Your Dog, No Fun and Down On The Street.

 

Police sergeant Brad Hill said there were no signs of foul play, and the musician's death appeared to be from natural causes.

 

He said officers discovered Asheton after being called to his home on Tuesday by an associate who had been unable to reach him for several days.

 

The band - which also included Asheton's brother Scott on drums and the late Dave Alexander on bass - are on the shortlist to enter the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this April.

 

Split and reform

 

Formed in 1967, The Stooges were not well-received by critics or fans in their early days but their records, especially 1973's Raw Power, were a key influence on punk.

 

A tour in support of that album was overshadowed by Pop's heroin addiction, and the group disbanded in February 1974.

 

Pop went on to score solo hits such as Lust for Life, Real Wild Child and The Passenger.

 

Asheton, meanwhile, acted in a series of low-budget horror films in the 1980s and 1990s.

 

He was also ranked as the 29th greatest rock guitarist by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003.

 

By this time Asheton, his brother Scott and bassist Mike Watt had started playing as The New Stooges. The Stooges officially reformed, along with Iggy Pop, in 2003.

 

Their first album in three decades, The Weirdness, was released in 2007.

 

They played Glastonbury the same summer, and last year headlined the Get Loaded event on Clapham Common, south London.

 

I'm actually quite shocked, I remember watching him play Glasto 2 years ago and his guitar playing was awesome.

[Guest TK-421]

I doubt anyone has him, Sir, because (puts on Alf Stewart voice) most people wouldn't know a decent rock guitarist if they came up and smashed a Telecaster over their head.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

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Sad.

 

RIP.

[hamstrung]

Fuck me, that's a shame.

 

Top top band, as evidenced by the clip above being on my secret santa. Its only really occurred to me recently that Sonic Youth have basically made a career from "I wanna be your dog". No shame in that but shows how ahead of their time The Stooges were.

 

Meanwhile, Iggy Pop does adverts for car insurance.

[Strontium]

Not me, never heard of him.

[Laudanum]

That is sad. Especially considering how fucked up Iggy was, and he's survived longer. Weird stuff.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

That is sad. Especially considering how fucked up Iggy was, and he's survived longer. Weird stuff.

 

That's what Lizards do, stick Iggy in the next GF Animal Tourney, and watch him ri it up big stylee. If he gets injured, he is covered by his new insurance.

[bigredruss]

i'd never heard of him either

[Hazel Motes]

Do we have annual dead lists? If not we should arrange such competition. 10 names each.

[WaltonRed]

Do we have annual dead lists? If not we should arrange such competition. 10 names each.

 

Get to it

[Ian Sea]

Get to it

 

I tried last year but it didn't take off.

[Guest davelfc]

Do we have annual dead lists? If not we should arrange such competition. 10 names each.

 

Bad idea, I get all upset when the people I pick don't die.

 

Then imagine how spooky it would be if all of the people on your list died.

[Chocoholic]

Which was he known as... Larry, Curly or Moe?