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'''Christopher "Chris" Stein''' (born January 5, 1950) is the co-founder and [[guitarist]] of the [[New Wave music|New Wave]] [[band (music)|band]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blondie.net |title=Official Website |publisher=Blondie |date= |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref> 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]].<ref>http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59102/union-city-in-february.html</ref>
'''Christopher "Chris" Stein''' (born January 5, 1950) is the co-founder and [[guitarist]] of the [[New Wave music|New Wave]] [[band (music)|band]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blondie.net |title=Official Website |publisher=Blondie |date= |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref> 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]].<ref>http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59102/union-city-in-february.html</ref> A keen photographer, Stein has taken thousands of images of punk musicians, H.R. Giger and [[Debbie Harry].<ref>http://forward.com/articles/129213/picture-this/</ref>


In addition to being the sole writer of the Blondie hit song, "[[Sunday Girl]]", Stein co-wrote numerous hits with Blondie's lead vocalist, [[Deborah Harry]], including "[[Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]", "[[Picture This (song)|Picture This]]", "[[Dreaming (Blondie song)|Dreaming]]", "[[Island of Lost Souls (song)|Island of Lost Souls]]", "[[Rapture (song)|Rapture]]", and "[[Rip Her to Shreds]]". Stein also ran the Animal Records label between 1982 and 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/chris-stein?catainment |title=Chris Stein: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date=1950-01-05 |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref>
In addition to being the sole writer of the Blondie hit song, "[[Sunday Girl]]", Stein co-wrote numerous hits with Blondie's lead vocalist, [[Deborah Harry]], including "[[Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]", "[[Picture This (song)|Picture This]]", "[[Dreaming (Blondie song)|Dreaming]]", "[[Island of Lost Souls (song)|Island of Lost Souls]]", "[[Rapture (song)|Rapture]]", and "[[Rip Her to Shreds]]". Stein also ran the Animal Records label between 1982 and 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/chris-stein?catainment |title=Chris Stein: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date=1950-01-05 |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref>

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Chris Stein
Chris Stein at Zwarte Cross Festival 2011 in the Netherlands
Chris Stein at Zwarte Cross Festival 2011 in the Netherlands
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Stein
Born (1950-01-05) January 5, 1950 (age 74)
Brooklyn, New York, US
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Christopher "Chris" Stein (born January 5, 1950) is the co-founder and guitarist of the New Wave band, Blondie.[1] 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.[2] A keen photographer, Stein has taken thousands of images of punk musicians, H.R. Giger and [[Debbie Harry].[3]

In addition to being the sole writer of the Blondie hit song, "Sunday Girl", Stein co-wrote numerous hits with Blondie's lead vocalist, Deborah Harry, including "Heart of Glass", "Picture This", "Dreaming", "Island of Lost Souls", "Rapture", and "Rip Her to Shreds". Stein also ran the Animal Records label between 1982 and 1984.[4]

In 1983, Stein was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin, but he has since regained normal function. Stein had contracted a mild form of the disease, and was able to control it with a program of steroids.[5] As of 2011, he was still touring and recording with Blondie.

Personal life

Stein is Jewish,[6] and was born to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York.[7] While in Blondie, Stein and Harry maintained a romantic relationship but never married. In 1989, the couple went their separate ways but have continued to work together on a professional basis. Stein was co-host of TV Party a public-access television cable TV show in New York City that ran from 1978 to 1982.

In 1999, Stein married the actress Barbara Sicuranza, and they have two daughters.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Official Website". Blondie. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  2. ^ http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59102/union-city-in-february.html
  3. ^ http://forward.com/articles/129213/picture-this/
  4. ^ "Chris Stein: Information from". Answers.com. 1950-01-05. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  5. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Struck-by-her-presence/2005/02/11/1108061863621.html
  6. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/nyregion/13punk.html?_r=0
  7. ^ "Interview: Chris Stein | The Jewish Chronicle". Thejc.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  8. ^ http://www.mysteriousmysteries.com
  9. ^ "Official Blondie Web Site: Chris Stein". Archive.blondie.net. 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2013-08-11.

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