wrote about Stein in his autobiography, stating: "He's cut from that cloth of the old-time music executives like Clive Davis, but he's way more eccentric... Just a little more bizarre, a bit more avant-garde, more of an edgy cat." He wrote that Stein would never edit Ice-T's musical output but would sometimes express concerns (e.g. he was against homophobia in rap). Personal life Stein was formerly married to the late music promoter and real estate executive Linda Stein; together, the couple had two daughters before they divorced, on amicable terms, in the late 1970s. Stein has never remarried. He revealed he was gay in 2017. One of his children is filmmaker Mandy Stein. Stein's eldest daughter, Samantha, died as a result of brain cancer in 2013 at the age of 40. Stein published his autobiography, Siren Song: My Life in Music, in 2018. References External links Biography by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Interview with Seymour Stein – The Citizen (South Africa), August 17, 2006 [ Seymour Stein biography] at Allmusic.com Seymour Stein lyrics (Sung By Belle and Sebastian) – at Belleandsebastian.com Interview with Seymour Stein by Terry Gross of Fresh Air, October 15, 2009 A Real Live Sire : Seymour Stein On Half A Century In The Music Business – [PIAS]'s Blog, April 21, 2015 1942 births American music industry executives Record producers from New York (state) People from Brooklyn American people of German descent Living people American LGBT businesspeople