On June 22, 2016, guitarist Williamson made an official statement for the band saying that the Stooges are no more: “The Stooges is over. Basically, everybody’s dead except Iggy and I. So it would be sort of ludicrous to try and tour as Iggy and the Stooges when there’s only…
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In 2016, Jim Jarmusch directed Gimme Danger , a documentary film about the band.
On March 15, 2014, Scott Asheton died of a heart attack, aged 64. Saxophonist Steve Mackay died in October 2015 at the age of 66.
On February 25, 2013, the band released what would become their last album, Ready to Die . The album was released on April 30 on Fat Possum . Iggy and the Stooges played the final date of their 25-city 2013 world tour with a performance at the C2SV Festival in…
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the band in its Class of 2010, with Williamson, Pop, Alexander, Scott Asheton, and Ron Asheton as the inducted members. The band had previously been nominated for election seven times, each unsuccessful. Their performance for the event included a guest appearance by…
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On October 1, 2009, The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story by Robert Matheu and Jeffrey Morgan (authorized biographer of Alice Cooper ) was published in hardcover by Abrams .
In a May 2009 interview, Pop announced the band’s plans to continue performing with James Williamson returning as guitarist. Pop stated that “although ‘the Stooges’ died with Ron Asheton, there was still ‘Iggy and the Stooges’”. Their first concert occurred on November 7, 2009, in São Paulo , Brazil. The…
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On January 6, 2009, Ron Asheton was found dead in his home, having reportedly suffered a heart attack several days earlier. He was 60 years old. In their official statement, the group called Asheton “irreplaceable”.
The Stooges were voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2008.
In 2007, the band released an album of all-new material, The Weirdness , with Steve Albini recording, and mastering done at Abbey Road Studios in London , England. The album received mixed reviews from the press. The band also contributed a cover of Junior Kimbrough ‘s “You Better Run” to…
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