Negative Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk Book

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about chris stein

Chris Stein is the co-founder, songwriter and guitarist of the iconic punk band Blondie. The band’s 11th studio album, Pollinator, was named one of Rolling Stone‘s 20 Best Pop Albums of 2017. Chris’ photographic work has been featured in galleries and press around the world, and published in the successful book Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk (Rizzoli). Beyond his era-defining music with Blondie, he has collaborated with a host of artists over the years, including Andy Warhol, Basquiat, William Burroughs, Devo, Glenn O’Brien, and Shepard Fairey.

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“…a handsome photobook…” – Rolling Stone

“…provocative…an eclectic mix of photos…” – Hollywood Reporter

“If the band’s co-founder Chris Stein isn’t on stage with a guitar slung around his neck, chances are he’s off somewhere with a camera, taking pictures. Now the results of his lifelong hobby have been compiled in a book…” – New York Times

“The pictures… capture the essence of a lost, romantic moment in New York history.” – T: The New York Times Style Magazine

“Debbie Harry has been photographed thousands of times, but never quite like this…she gazes at the camera with feral, wide set eyes, framed by pouty lips and bleach blonde hair…a face that helped sell 40 million records.” – CNN

“…early photos of Harry playing with open flames in a charred evening gown and lounging in grimy apartments with the likes of Joey Ramone.” – Harper’s Bazaar

“…a tight and engaging edit of images…a visual diary of the beginnings of a seminal musical partnership… ” – Details

“Most — but not all — of the images involve Harry in a range of intimate, and sometimes humorous moments plucked from the performer’s past.” – LA Times

“Harry’s face is variously captured as beautiful, enigmatic, fierce, stroppy and creased up in fun.” – Daily Beast

“…a look back like never before…” – CBS News

“There’s a rawness to many of the shots…the images that stand out are often of Harry before and after fame arrived. There’s an innocence to them, and great freedom.” – The Telegraph

“…a graphic look back at a special place and time…” – Music Connection

“Stein was able to document the band’s rise in a way that no other photographer could. Harry lures you in, every inch the glamorous rock star but also at easy in candid settings.” – Boston Globe