Washington, Jan 8 : Sex Pistols guitarist Glen Matlock and Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie have paid tribute to The Stooges star Ron Asheton, who died on January 6, 2009.

Asheton, who was 60 when he passed away, died of a suspected heart attack.

Asheton's body was discovered by police in the living room of his Michigan home after his personal assistant raised the alarm about his whereabouts when she couldn''t reach the star.

Gillespie branded the rocker `one of the greats'.

London, January 7 : American guitarist Ron Asheton has been found dead at his Michigan home. He was 60.

Detective Bill Stanford revealed that cops discovered the late member of the rock band `The Stooges' after his personal assistant contacted them on Monday night, failing to reach the star for days.

He said that officers found Asheton''s body on a couch in the living room of his house in Ann Arbor at around midnight on Tuesday.

The cause of his death has yet to be determined, but the police have ruled out foul play.

San Francisco - Ron Asheton, whose guitar playing with Iggy Pop and the Stooges helped lay the foundations for punk rock, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, police said Tuesday.

Asheton was 60. Police said foul play was not suspected.

The Ann Arbor News reported that Asheton's personal assistant contacted police late Monday after being unable to contact him. Officers found his body on a living room couch where he appeared to have lain dead for at least several days.