Chris Stein (born January 5, 1950) is co-founder and guitarist in the New wave band, Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the Hip hop film Wild Style.

Stein wrote "Sunday Girl" as well as writing some of Blondie's hits with Debbie Harry; "Heart of Glass", "Picture This" (with Jimmy Destri), "Dreaming", "Island of Lost Souls", "Rapture", "Rip Her to Shreds". Stein also ran the Animal Records label between 1982 and 1984.

In 1983, Stein was diagnosed with pemphigus, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin, but he has since regained normal function. As of 2008, he is still touring and recording music with Blondie.

Personal life

Stein was born in Brooklyn, New York. While leading Blondie, Stein and Harry became life partners as well as musical partners, although they never married. In the mid-1980s, she took a few years off to nurse him back to health. Stein and Harry broke up in the 1990s, but they have continued to work together.

He married the actress Barbara Sicuranza, in 1999. They have two daughters, Akira and Valentina.

See also

• List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

References

1. Transporter
2. Chris Stein: Information and Much More from Answers.com
3. my mysterious mysteries

External links

• http://www.blondie.net
• International Pemphigus Foundation