Iggy Pop and the Stooges: Scott Asheton





	Ron Asheton: "My younger brother, Scotty, and our neighbor Dave Alexander were stone punks. I was just the weird guy...We just didn't fit in. I remember one year we all tried to go back to high school on the first day. Scott wanted to get thrown out, so he went up to some kid at his locker , grabbed him by the back of the arms, and squeezed and twisted him with a pair of needle-nose pliers. So the kid runs down to the office, and we here over the PA, "Scott Asheton, come down to the office!". So he went down and got thrown out." From "Please Kill Me."
		"So ah, it's just ah, once again--goes to show--a tribute to body building. You've all seen those Arnold Schwartzenegger commercials, I'm sure, you know, where he said he was born with this body, and all that kind of stuff, you know. So look at this, happens all the time, can't get through a couple of songs 'cos our drummer is stronger than Arnold Schwartzenegger. You believe that? Hah? Well it's true.Well, look at this man back here. He don't lift sissy weights, he uses sticks. The beat. And his name is Rockaction, and they don't call him that for nothing." Fred "Sonic" Smith, MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band
I saw Scott Asheton in November '99 when he played "Gutterfest" at the Magic Stick in Detroit, Michigan, as part of The Sonic's Rendezvous Band, with Deniz Tek replacing the late Fred Smith as lead vocalist -- believe me he was as strong as when he played in the old days with the Stooges. He has has property in MI, has been spending most of his time between MI and Florida, and enjoys being a father. The Ashetons, Watt and Mascis played at UCLA's Ackerman Grand Ballroom, Friday, March 15. 2002. PIX here. Thanks Peter! 11.18.07: Scott Asheton's website http://www.rockactioninc.com/ seems to be MIA! Modern Drummers Dec. 2007 artist update on Rock. AOL Biography here. January 2006: fasterlouder.com's interview with Scott Asheton. What other artists have covered songs Scott had a hand in writing? List here. Pix of Rock in jr. highschool! 2003 - 2005: THE STOOGES REUNITE! Read all about their first reunion show at Coachella here! Go here for current Stooges dates. 11.14.02: Asheton, Asheton, Mascis & Watt: See more info about this band at Ron Asheton's page here. Asheton, Asheton, Mascis & Watt – A tribute to the Stooges at Pukkelpop 2002, Belgium, August 24th. Article and pix in Spanish. SETLIST Fun House Real Cool Loose Not Right Down on the street No Fun Dog 1969 Little Doll 1970 (niet gespeeld) TV Eye Thanks Mr. Watt. Some of Scott's appearances with Mascis, Ron and Watt available for trade only at Dirt's Iggy Pop Tradelist.