<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wattfrompedro/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mike Watt</a> played with <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/iggypopofficial/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Iggy & The Stooges</a> for over 10 years - today he shares all about his times with the brotherhood - Iggy, the Asheton Brothers, Steve Mackay, the comeback tours, The Weirdness, the end of the road and more! Topics Include: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal">Mike Watt discusses new Record Store Day release: 40-minute version of "We Will Fall"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Without the Stooges, Watt believes punk movement wouldn't have existed as we know it</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Played with Stooges for 126 months after Iggy Pop called him in 2003</li> <li class="MsoNormal">First heard Funhouse in 1970-71 when most people dismissed the band entirely</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Stooges music helped Watt recover from serious illness 25 years ago</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Initially met Ronnie Asheton at Minutemen gigs in Detroit's Greektown neighborhood</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Played with Ronnie in 1996 for Todd Haynes film Velvet Goldmine</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Iggy and Ronnie hadn't spoken for 29 years before 2003 reunion</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Watt received fateful call at Tallahassee club: "Ronnie says you're the man"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Iggy's first concern: Would Watt wear T-shirt instead of flannel? "Fuck yeah"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Thought Coachella would be one-off gig, became decade-long musical journey</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Being youngest member at 45 allowed Watt to absorb everything from legends</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Asheton brothers had telepathic connection, communicated through rhythm more than words</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Lost Ronnie in 2009, Brother Steve in 2014-2015: "You always think you got time"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Watt never wore same T-shirt twice during entire Stooges tenure</li> <li class="MsoNormal">One time played shirtless in New Orleans after wearing orange triggered Iggy's nightmare</li> <li class="MsoNormal">After Ronnie died, switched from T-shirts to black flannel honouring his memory</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Final years wore Dickies work clothes, embracing mechanic aesthetic Iggy appreciated</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Still calls Iggy every April 21st for his birthday, ringtone is "TV Eye"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Instrumental tribute albums with Larry Mullins represent "paying back the debt"</li> </ul> High resolution version of this podcast is available at: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/VinylGuide">www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a> <ul> <li>Apple: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios</a></li> <li>Spotify: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot</a></li> <li>Amazon Music: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon</a></li> <li>Support the show at <a href= "https://patreon.com/vinylguide">Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a></li> </ul>

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