Stooges guitarist found dead

Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan yesterday, police said. Mr Asheton, 60, was found on his couch and appeared to have been dead for several days, Ann...

Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan yesterday, police said.

Mr Asheton, 60, was found on his couch and appeared to have been dead for several days, Ann Arbor Police Sgt Brad Hill said. "We do not expect foul play," Sgt Hill said.

Police were called to Mr Asheton's home shortly after midnight after an acquaintance reported that he had been unable to contact him for several days.

Mr Asheton's brother, Scott, is the drummer for The Stooges. The pair were founding members of the band formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor along with front-man Iggy Pop.

Known for a violent and primitive style that featured stage-diving and outrageous antics by Pop, The Stooges were part of a late 1960s Detroit-area rock scene that also included the MC5.

The Stooges broke up in 1974 after three albums, limited commercial success and mounting drug problems for Pop.

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