Scott Asheton, who co-founded and played drums for the influential proto-punk band the Stooges, has died. He was 64.
The death was disclosed by singer Iggy Pop, who formed the band with Asheton, Scott's brother Ron and Dave Alexander in 1967.
"My dear friend Scott Asheton passed away last night," Pop wrote on Facebook, not mentioning the cause of death.
"Scott was a great artist, I have never heard anyone play the drums with more meaning than Scott Asheton. He was like my brother. He and Ron have left a huge legacy to the world."
Ron Asheton died in 2009.
The Stooges were punk well before punk rock came along. At a time when even hard rock bands were putting forth a little peace and love, the Stooges were brash, forthright and polarizing, relying on the brute force of power chords and Pop's peanut-butter-smearing antics to establish a core of followers.
