Chris Stein
Chris Stein
Christopher "Chris" Steinis the co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film, Wild Style, and writer of the soundtrack for the film Union City. An acclaimed photographer, Stein has taken thousands of images documenting the early New York City punk music scene, the visual allure of Debbie Harry and Blondie, and his collaborations with artistic luminaries including Andy Warhol and H.R. Giger. Stein's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth5 January 1950
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It means a lot to everybody outside of the business, so much that it's come to mean more to us. It's sort of an insider music thing, not really a mandate of the people. But it's nice to be in there with all of my heroes.
It's a continuation. It feels like we were in the studio for 16 years. It was bottled up and this album was an outpouring.
It's nice. You meet some of your neighbors while you're there.
The reason I brought this is if I ran into those (expletives). They sued us ... (so) they should have a bit of honor.
Most of the bands that have regrouped or reformed didn't ring true for me. It smacks of cashing in. We wanted to become a band again and make a new record. It's unfair to fans and musicians to just release reissues.
It seemed to mean so much to other people, and it sort of rubbed off on me.