Chris Stein, who co-founded the new wave band Blondie with Debbie Harry in 1974, has written his autobiography. Under a Rock arrives on June 6, 2024, via publisher Corsair in the U.K. and June 11 via St. Martin’s Press in the U.S. The 304-page memoir is available for pre-order in the U.K. here and in the U.S. here.
From the publisher’s announcement: Debbie Harry defined iconic band Blondie’s look. Chris Stein―her performing partner, lover, and lifelong friend―was its architect and defined its sound. Parallel Lines, their third album and international breakthrough, sold millions of copies worldwide, and launched singles “Heart of Glass” (which Stein co-wrote with Harry) and “One Way or Another” provided the beat for when Bianca Jagger and Halston danced at Studio 54 and other hits like “Rapture” (which Stein and Harry co-wrote), “Call Me” and “The Tide is High” soon followed.
Chris Stein knows how to tell a story. Under a Rock is his nothing-spared autobiography. It’s about the founding of the band, ascending to the heights of pop success, and the hazards of fortune.
Famous names march through these pages―Warhol, Bowie, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and more–but you can get famous names anywhere. What you can’t get anywhere else is a plunge into the moments that made a giant 1980’s artistic sensation. Stein takes us there in this revelatory, propulsive, distinctive memoir.
Stein was born January 5, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York. The guitarist and photographer wrote or co-wrote many other Blondie songs including “The Hardest Part” and “Dreaming.”
Related: Our Album Rewind of Blondie’s Parallel Lines
