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Ron Asheton, RIP

sideshowbob said:
Time to play the first three Stooges LPs very loud in tribute.
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Couldn't agree more - this is very sad news.

I saw The Stooges do their "Fun House" gig at Hammersmith in '05 (as I'm sure a few others on here did, too) - THE most powerful live band I've ever seen and RA was key to this, IMO.

Feel free to add a sweary word or two here for me...
 
What next ? Iggy advertising car insurance is it?

A bad thing for modern music, but thanks for the riffs Ron.

DS
 
Iggy at Glastonbury 2007 was the best/funniest TV gig I've ever seen. An honour to see Iggy and the Stooges together for the last time.
 
i do hope it wasn't suicide- my 1st thought as he made little money in/from The Stooges by all accounts, and having been alone for a few days too.. lets hope not.

also Mike Watt's Gibson SG bass rip too, along with a truck of Stooges gear in Montreal. but thats not important in context. but tragic all the same.
 
It is certainly being reported as natural causes, I have not read anything to suggest otherwise. Nothing on Mike Watt's page yet.

Tony.
 
What a drag.

More and more musicians who survived the '60s are now dying before they reach old age.

A top guitarist and a massive influence on a lot of bands.

Jack
 
jackbarron said:
What a drag.

More and more musicians who survived the '60s are now dying before they reach old age.

A top guitarist and a massive influence on a lot of bands.

Jack
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It does worryingly make me wonder sometimes if previous "substance abuse" does kick in and catch up with you later in life.
 
andy831 said:
It does worryingly make me wonder sometimes if previous "substance abuse" does kick in and catch up with you later in life.
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I hope not, otherwise I will drop dead in the not too distant future.

There again William Burroughs lived until he was 83.

Mind you, I think he was a bit of an exception.

Jack
 
That really sucks arse!!! I saw them in Toronto last year & it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. A true riff monster if ever there was one.
 
Saw the reformed Stooges and they were good but it was in a big hall. I saw the Watt-thing years before and though it wasn't as good musically, it was a tiny club and I got to stand in front of Ron and soak in his guitar sound. Godhead.

Funhouse = Rosetta Stone of rock music.
 
Another band I was very late to (More to do with age ;-)) but I did get to see them at V festival in 2007....BLOODY MARVELLOUS.....very sad that its something I cannot experience again.
 
I wanna be your dog. Surely one of the greatest opening riffs of all time. Drone does it for me every time.

I'm off to crank up the geetar & blast that one out right now, followed by a few bars of TV Eye


RIP
 
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