Ron Asheton RIP

As a reader of this blog, you will be aware that I am a fan of Iggy and The Stooges. I was sad to read yesterday of the death of guitarist Ron Asheton at the tender age of 60. Having grown up in the 60s and 70s, it’s hard to come to terms with the gradual list of musical casualties and it makes me aware of my own mortality. The band’s show at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2008 was a highlight for me. I can still remember getting ‘Raw Power’ on LP in the mid 70s and loving it, but concerned lest my parents come into my bedroom whilst ‘Penetration’ was playing! Oh, happy days! I’ve played this album again this morning and it still sounds just as good as it did then; now, where’s my guitar?