Dødsfald: Seymour Stein – pladeselskabsmand – er død, 80 år
4. april 2023Seymour Steinbigle – kendt som Seymour Stein. Pladeselskabsmand, blandt andet vicepræsident i Warner Brothers Records og medstifter af Sire Records. Er nu død i en alder af 80 år. Talkings Heads har skrevet et mindeord, der fortæller meget om, hvilken mand Stein var og hvordan han adskilte sig fra de mange pladeselskabsfolk, der har været mere til gene end til gavn for musikken:
“Talking Heads are saddened to learn that Seymour Stein has died. He was our champion. He fought bravely for us and he remained loyal to us until the end. Some people can spot a diamond in the rough and Seymour was one of them. He offered us a record deal after seeing us only one time at CBGB, before even we felt we were ready. He waited impatiently for eighteen months until we finally said yes to his offer. Seymour’s life was one of great success and also great tragedy, but through it all he remained crazy about music. To hear him sing one of our own songs to us while barreling down Broadway in a Checker cab was one of our life’s great delights. We say this with respect to his beautiful daughter Mandy and to all of the Sire Records family. He was a mensch that we and the music business will never forget.
Chris, Tina, David and Jerry.”
