Well, here's another bummer announcement.
Ron Asheton, guitarist for The Stooges and Destroy All Monsters was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Tuesday and appeared to have been dead for several days before the police found him.
I think I speak for at least hundreds of people (mostly guitarists) when I say that Ron's guitar playing had a pervasive influence on punk and post-punk music, second only to Pete Townshend's. Ron's playing would have been legendary even if his sole output was "TV Eye," a song from the Stooges' 1970 album, Fun House, and one of my favorite riffs of all time.
I wanted to share this with you. It's an outtake of "TV Eye" (take 7, I believe) with an introduction featuring Iggy Pop impersonating an evil wrestler who's admiration for the Stooges almost rivals mine. It's a great performance all around. Enjoy it.
Click on the photo to listen.
- Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan [Reuters UK]
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