Seymour Stein

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Seymour Stein is an entrepreneur in the music industry whose career spans from the 1950s onwards. He is the president of Sire Records -- the label under which he signed pioneer artists such as The Ramones, Madonna, The Smiths and Talking Heads -- and vice president of Warner Bros. Records. He is currently reviving his old independent label, Sire, after 2 years as president of Elektra Records. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

[edit] Trivia

• Seymour Stein is the subject of a song (named after him) by the Scottish musical group Belle and Sebastian.
• He was also referenced by the Canadian band The Rheostatics' song "I Dig Music", off of the CD 2067.
• Stein is sometimes credited with coming up with the name of the "New Wave" genre of music, which he used as an alternative to the term "punk", which he found derogative. The term had previously been used to refer to the French New Wave film movement of the 1960's.

[edit] External links

• Interview with Seymour Stein - The Citizen (South Africa), 17 August 2006
• Seymour Stein biography at allmusic.com