• Music
  • 03 Sep 14
No Stein Like The Present - Chris Stein Interview
No Stein Like The Present - Chris Stein Interview
Olaf Tyaransen
Olaf Tyaransen

With their tenth album just released and a stellar Electric Picnic performance last weekend, these are heady days for Blondie. The band’s Chris Stein reflects on 40 years in music and his friendship with the late Lou Reed and Tommy Ramone.

“I really like the modern pop music scene,” declares Blondie guitarist Chris Stein. “I really enjoy it. I hear people all the time going, ‘Oh, there’s nothing going on’. I hear stuff as good as anything from the ‘60s. There’s some terrific songs coming out now.”

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