Erin Broadley: Iggy and the Stooges: An Interview With Ron Asheton

ERIN BROADLEY: Iggy and the Stooges: An Interview With Ron Asheton

The day that I conducted this interview, while I was holed up in a room talking with Ron Asheton about the Stooges, Los Angeles burst into flames. A couple of stupid kids setting off firecrackers in the hills started a brushfire that nearly swallowed the Hollywood sign. When I emerged afterwards, I found that the sky was smeared with ash. That night I had a dream so bad that it woke me in a cold sweat: Los Angeles was being destroyed by volcanic ash and liquid fire. People everywhere were dying.

One of my favorite bands ever! Great interview I love hearing different people's perspective about stuff.

thanks! i agree, i thought he had a really interesting perspective on the band's evolution over the years as well...

great interview. it's cool to hear something about the stooge experience from someone other than iggy.
and what a brilliant intro! "...On one hand this scenario is the kind of self-involved lunacy that only makes sense in dreams. On the other, it's a perfect metaphor for the psychedelic nihilism that has dominated the Stooges' music from their raucous, self-titled debut in 1969..."

p.s. i have a serious crush on miss erin_broadley now.

My Stooges tickets came in the mail yesterday. I've never been happier.

I'm so jealous of you right now, I would give anything to see the stooges perform none the less meet on of them!

redmess: its made my day to read comments like yours. thanks for the props on the intro

Solus: like you, im excited to see the Stooges for the first time here in LA later this month. Hope your show rocks...i expect that it will!

also, for anyone interested in more SG reporting on the Stooges, check out my coverage of last month's SXSW (which includes excerpts from the Stooges press conference)

Part 1: http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/20678/

Part 2: http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/20687/

Part 3: http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/20703/

enjoy...

raw power is one of the best albums ever. in fact i was listening to it when i logged on and lo and behold saw this article

1969, i wanna be your dog great songs i heard one new song of theirs did not like the song too much .its views on the war and all that but iggy is one of my all time favorites. even when he bowie take over his carrer. i saw a video of one of his concerts he work a mini skirt and stockins and garter straps with one of those biker caps. yuuk!!!

RIP Ron Asheton
*sigh*

"I say oh my... and a boo-hoo!"
~1969
The Stooges