Death of Seymour Stein: music executive who signed Madonna, Talking Heads and more
Death of Seymour Stein: music executive who signed Madonna, Talking Heads and more
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporter< p class="ssrcss- 1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Seymour Stein, legendary New York music executive who signed Madonna, Talking Heads, The Ramones and many more, has died aged 80.
Stein established the Sire label in 1966 and became a key figure in the punk, new wave and pop scenes.
He introduced British artists like The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, Seal, The Cure and Madness to the United States.
" The music he brought to the world had a positive impact on the lives of so many people,” said his daughter Mandy.
One of the most successful talent scouts in the business, his other recruits included Ice-T, The Pretenders, KD Lang and Richard Hell & the Voidoids.
Stein entered in the music industry at the age of 13 in the 1950s, when he persuaded the Billboard newspaper to let him have a desk in his office.
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporter< p class="ssrcss- 1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Seymour Stein, legendary New York music executive who signed Madonna, Talking Heads, The Ramones and many more, has died aged 80.
Stein established the Sire label in 1966 and became a key figure in the punk, new wave and pop scenes.
He introduced British artists like The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, Seal, The Cure and Madness to the United States.
" The music he brought to the world had a positive impact on the lives of so many people,” said his daughter Mandy.
One of the most successful talent scouts in the business, his other recruits included Ice-T, The Pretenders, KD Lang and Richard Hell & the Voidoids.
Stein entered in the music industry at the age of 13 in the 1950s, when he persuaded the Billboard newspaper to let him have a desk in his office.
Image source, Getty Images
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