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R.I.P. Seymour Stein
brianlux
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Who Signed Madonna, Dies at 80
With an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music, he championed acts including the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders on his label Sire, and helped found the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
I very much hope Mr Stein is recognized on these forums for the huge impact he had on music (and not meaning that as a shame). If it were not for Seymour Stein and a few others like him, there may not have been a Pearl Jam or a lot of other bands that road the wave Stein and the bands he worked with set into motion.
Seymour
Stein was one of the major figures who helped move rock and music in
general beyond my generation's music and as much as I love the music of
the 50 and 60's I grew up on, I have long been grateful for Mr. Stein
and some others like him to give the music a much need and, to me,
greatly appreciated boost. A huge thank you, Mr. Seymour Stein, may you rest in peace.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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RIP
Kind of surprised how some drug abusers lived through all that. Lucky I guess. Also believe that if drugs were not partly there to inspire mental short circuts...most of this music never would have been created.
Maybe I'll but out my Madonna lp in his honor.
F..k Ministry...let's kill
Anyway. RIP
Wait that was Seymore....
Bad dad joke. .blah blah blah
Sorry not sorry. Hope people chuckle when I pass on.
Busted out some Madonna now while cleaning. good laundry folding music. La Isla Bonita 45 maxi single
Thank you Seymour.
Like a Virgin on now.
This whole soundtrack maaaakkkeees me feeeeel....a little less like a grumpy son of a gun.
That's not easy to do.
Music makes a whole lot of things in life better, Loujoe. I always thought it cool that Henry Rollins once said, "I medicate with music.". Still in a dither about losing my wallet, I told my wife last night, I'm going to go put on some musical Prozac. It was good (Dream Syndicate, How We Found Ourselves... Everywhere!)
Being on Sire records added credibility to all of their artists.
Well said, Joe.