du punk perdu, and in an exhibition in a Blondie 'pop-up' shop in London's Camden Market, linked to the 2017 Blondie performance at the Roundhouse. Personal life Stein was born to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York, on January 5 1950 He grew up in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, and attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, but was expelled for wearing long hair. In 1983, Stein was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. He was cared for by his then-partner Debbie Harry and he has since regained normal function. Stein had developed a mild form of the disease, and was able to control it with a program of steroids. Stein was co-host of TV Party, a public-access television cable TV show in New York City, that ran from 1978 to 1982. While in Blondie, Stein and Harry maintained a romantic relationship but never married. The couple went their separate ways in 1985, but have continued to work together on a professional basis. In 1999, Stein married actress Barbara Sicuranza, with whom he has two daughters, Akira and Valentina. Stein has not toured with Blondie since 2018 due to heart issues, but has remained an active recording member in subsequent releases, as on Blondie: Vivir en La Habana (2019) and an upcoming Blondie album. About his health condition, he stated: "I've been dealing with a dumbass condition called Atrial Fibrillation or AFib which is irregular heartbeats and combined with the meds I take for it I'm too fatigued to deal," Stein said. Former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock was to fill in for Stein on a UK tour in 2022. See also List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees References External links Chris Stein official website Blondie official website International Pemphigus Foundation Rednight.net 1950 births Musicians from Brooklyn American new wave musicians American punk rock musicians American rock guitarists American male guitarists Blondie (band) members Jewish American musicians Living people Jews in punk rock Midwood High School alumni Guitarists from New York (state) 20th-century American guitarists