We exploded after a while and made a lot of horrendously stupid mistakes.
"Christopher "Chris" Stein" is the co-founder and guitarist of the New wave music/new wave band, Blondie (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 photography was published most recently in September 2014 by Rizzoli International in his book, Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk.
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.
More Chris Stein on Wikipedia.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.
We didn't want a hybrid of the old stuff. The old records were very dense musically. Now there's a trend towards minimalist sound. That's the main thing.
Our fans come from a wide age group. At our shows, the kids are down in the front and the bald guys are in the back. They're all interested and curious.
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.
We're a pop art band. Not a pop band.
Debbie was accused of being too overtly sexual and now the standards are different. Times have changed.
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