Tributes Pour In For The Stooges’ Ron Asheton
The Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock and Michael Davis from MC5 have paid tribute to Ron Asheton of The Stooges, who was found dead on Tuesday.Included in Michael Davis’ tribute was the following statement: “Was I shocked by the news of Ron’s death? Yes, I was. But I am learning how easily our friends and colleagues slip away while we drift apart and go our separate ways. I tell myself that Ron did it all. He was his own man. He got to the top of the stairway. He will be mourned, missed, and honored. And he left a huge legacy, more than we realize. He left a huge impression on me, and I carry that impression constantly.”
The Sex Pistols Glen Matlock also told NME that: “It’s a real sad loss, especially when The Stooges were getting the respect they deserve and the wider populous had finally got hip to them.”
“He’s certainly a punk forerunner, but he’s also part of a tradition of people like Dave Davies from The Kinks, and John Lee Hooker, Link Wray, all those people. The Stooges were a continuation of that line.”
Iggy Pop and the remaining members of The Stooges have also released a statement which can be read here.
