Editing The Stooges (section)

===Return of James Williamson and final breakup (2009–2016)===
[[File:The Stooges & Iggy Pop, Poland, Katowice Off Festval 2012-08-04.JPG|thumb|220px|right|The Stooges, Katowice Off Festival, Poland, on August 4, 2012]]
In a May 2009 interview, Pop announced the band's plans to continue performing with James Williamson returning as guitarist.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25511689-601,00.html | title=Latest News|publisher=Theaustralian.news.com|access-date=2013-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Andy Greene |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/03/stooges-reunite-with-raw-power-guitarist-prep-atp-gig-and-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906010219/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/03/stooges-reunite-with-raw-power-guitarist-prep-atp-gig-and-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2009 |title=Stooges Reunite With Raw Power Guitarist, Prep ATP Gig and Tour &#124; Rolling Stone Music |magazine=Rollingstone.com |date=2009-09-03 |access-date=2011-07-01}}</ref> Pop stated that "although 'the Stooges' died with Ron Asheton, there was still 'Iggy and the Stooges'".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=104735787&m=104735785 |title=NPR Media Player |publisher=NPR |access-date=2011-07-01}}</ref> Their first concert occurred on November 7, 2009, in [[São Paulo]], Brazil. The band added material from ''Raw Power'' and several of Pop's early solo albums to its repertoire.

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37395-the-stooges-abba-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ |title=The Stooges, ABBA Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |website=Pitchfork |date=15 December 2009 |access-date=2011-07-01}}</ref> The band had previously been nominated for election seven times, each unsuccessful. Their performance for the event included a guest appearance by former keyboardist Scott Thurston. Performances with Williamson continued, including the 2010 All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Monticello, New York, where they performed ''Raw Power'' in its entirety. A re-release of ''Raw Power'' was released on April 10, 2010, including the first remastering of the David Bowie mix and a live 1973 performance. The following year, Detroit author [[Brett Callwood]] published ''The Stooges – Head On: A Journey Through The Michigan Underground'', a book that focuses heavily on the Asheton brothers' activities after the initial decline of the Stooges.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/BrettCallwoodOnOutsightRadioHours | title=Interview on Outsight Radio Hours | date=2011-11-13 | publisher=Outsight Radio Hours| access-date=2012-01-08}}</ref>

On February 25, 2013, the band released what would become their last album, ''[[Ready to Die (The Stooges album)|Ready to Die]]''. The album was released on April 30 on [[Fat Possum]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jenn|first=Pelly|title=Iggy and the Stooges Announce New Album Ready to Die, Diss the Smashing Pumpkins in the Process|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/49683-iggy-and-the-stooges-announce-new-album-ready-to-die-diss-the-smashing-pumpkins-in-the-process/|work=PitchforkMedia|date=25 February 2013|access-date=2013-02-25}}</ref> Iggy and the Stooges played the final date of their 25-city 2013 world tour with a performance at the C2SV Festival in San Jose on September 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title= Iggy and The Stooges Guitarist to Deliver Keynote at C2SV Technology Conference|url= http://activate.metroactive.com/2013/08/iggy-and-the-stooges-guitarist-keynote-at-c2sv-technology-conference/|work=Metroactive Activate|date= 9 August 2013|access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref>

On March 15, 2014, [[Scott Asheton]] died of a heart attack, aged 64.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greene |first=Andy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stooges-drummer-scott-asheton-dead-at-64-20140316 |title=Iggy and the Stooges Drummer Scott Asheton Dead at 64 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2014-03-16 |access-date=2015-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greene |first=Andy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/iggy-pop-remembers-scott-asheton-he-played-with-a-boxers-authority-20140319?page=2 |title=Page 2 of Iggy Pop Remembers Stooges Drummer Scott Asheton: 'He Played With A Boxer's Authority' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2014-03-19 |access-date=2015-10-11}}</ref> Saxophonist [[Steve Mackay]] died in October 2015 at the age of 66.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/61586-the-stooges-steve-mackay-has-died/ |title=The Stooges' Steve Mackay Has Died |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=October 11, 2015 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Jim Jarmusch]] directed ''[[Gimme Danger]]'', a documentary film about the band.<ref name="VarCannes">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-official-selection-lineup-2016-1201753269/ |title=Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup |access-date=April 15, 2016 |website=Variety|date=14 April 2016 }}</ref>

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 one Stooge in the band and then you have side guys. That doesn't make any sense to me." Williamson also expressed a desire to stop touring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/james-williamson-stooges-959261.html|title=James Williamson: The Stooges are no more|date=June 23, 2016|website=The List|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref>