, drummer and founding member of Iggy &
, died Saturday of an unspecified illness. He was 64.
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confirmed the news on his Facebook page Sunday.
“My dear friend Scott Asheton passed away last night,” Pop said.
“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.”
Asheton helped form the band in 1967, and played with them through last year’s “Ready to Die” LP. His brother Ron, also a founding member and guitarist for the band, died in 2009.
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