Stooges guitarist found dead - CNN.com

Ron Asheton, the guitarist for Iggy and The Stooges, was found dead this morning in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Iggy and The Stooges helped launch the early 70's punk scene at CBGBs and played with many other great bands of that era like the Ramones, Blondie, The Sex Pistols and so many more. I'm suprised any of them lived to be 60 years old with the lifestyle they practiced which is excellently documented in "Please Kill Me" - The uncensored Oral History of Punk Rock.

He had some amazing talent and awesome riffs, the Raw Power record is an excellent example. RIP




Stooges guitarist found dead - CNN.com