Chris Stein Quotes

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.

Chris Stein

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Chris Stein

Christopher Stein (born January 5, 1950) is an American musician known as 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, as well as an accomplished photographer.

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Chris Stein

I would call this urban folk music.

music call urban
Chris Stein

We're a pop art band. Not a pop band.

art pop band
Chris Stein

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.

sound records thing
Chris Stein

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.

age kids guys curious
Chris Stein

We exploded after a while and made a lot of horrendously stupid mistakes.

mistakes stupid made
Chris Stein

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.
Chris Stein

Debbie was accused of being too overtly sexual and now the standards are different. Times have changed

times standards
Chris Stein

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.

true musicians band reformed
Chris Stein

In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.

tests

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