Scott "Rock Action" Asheton drummer for the Stooges, passed away last night at the age of 64.
Asheton had suffered a stroke in 2011 however no cause of death has yet been announced.
Aside from frontman Iggy Pop, Asheton was the only consistent member of the Stooges since their start in 1967. His brother, Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, passed away in 2009.
Iggy Pop released the following statement:
My dear friend Scott Asheton passed away last night.
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. The Asheton's have always been and continue to be a second family to me.
My thoughts are with his sister Kathy, his wife Liz and his daughter Leanna, who was the light of his life.
Iggy Pop
