Just as it's been announced that proto-punks the Stooges are to be finally inducted in the Rock' 'N' Roll Hall of Fame, frontman Iggy Pophas confirmed that the legendary band are in the process of writing new material.
Having been reunited with 'Raw Power'- era guitarist James Williamson for the first time in 30 years, the pair have started putting a few ideas together, including a track that's been written in tribute to their late guitarist and founder member Ron Asheton.
Pop told Rolling Stone, "We already wrote one called 'Pain in the Ass,' so we got that and were thinking about writing a B-side and sticking out a street single. We had a beautiful piece, an acoustic piece that we wrote and didn't play for anyone, about Ron's passing."
He added: "I don't know if I wanna make that one public or not."
Pop also revealed that Williamson had decided to re-enter the music world now that he was facing retirement from the electronics industry that he'd been involved in since the 1980s:
"[Williamson] said, 'Look I'm about to retire next year... rather than buy a Winnebago, I thought I might go out and do some rock & roll.' So it started like that."
The reformed Stooges released a new studio album, 'The Weirdness' -- their first since 1973's 'Raw Power' -- in 2007. Guitarist Ron Asheton died of a heart attack earlier this year aged 60.
Just as it's been announced that proto-punks the Stooges are to be finally inducted in the Rock' 'N' Roll Hall of Fame, frontman Iggy Pophas confirmed that the legendary band are in the process of writing new material.
Having been reunited with 'Raw Power'- era guitarist James Williamson for the first time in 30 years, the pair have started putting a few ideas together, including a track that's been written in tribute to their late guitarist and founder member Ron Asheton.
Pop told Rolling Stone, "We already wrote one called 'Pain in the Ass,' so we got that and were thinking about writing a B-side and sticking out a street single. We had a beautiful piece, an acoustic piece that we wrote and didn't play for anyone, about Ron's passing."
He added: "I don't know if I wanna make that one public or not."
Pop also revealed that Williamson had decided to re-enter the music world now that he was facing retirement from the electronics industry that he'd been involved in since the 1980s:
"[Williamson] said, 'Look I'm about to retire next year... rather than buy a Winnebago, I thought I might go out and do some rock & roll.' So it started like that."
The reformed Stooges released a new studio album, 'The Weirdness' -- their first since 1973's 'Raw Power' -- in 2007. Guitarist Ron Asheton died of a heart attack earlier this year aged 60.
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