Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry has spoken out on the loss of life of her bandmate Chris Stein‘s daughter Akira.
Stein introduced the information of his daughter’s loss of life in a Fb put up final week, revealing that Akira died from a drug overdose in Might.
“We misplaced our daughter and sister Akira on the finish of Might to an overdose. I’ve been posting as regular as a result of it distracts from the heartbreak,” Stein informed followers.
Harry took to her Instagram account to put up a photograph of her with Stein and his household, together with Akira, with the caption: “Pricey followers and associates, I had an awakening on the finish of Blondie’s latest tour which got here from all of you on my birthday. All of the birthday needs and beneficiant presents are such a candy reminder of the loyalty of our Blondie followers so thanks for that.”
She continued: “It’s exhausting for me to consider at my age trigger I’m nonetheless taking part in music for you all and fortuitously, in spite of some accidents and surgical procedures, can nonetheless placed on a present and the very best half, a lot of you’re nonetheless within the viewers. The flip aspect of this positivity is the lack of my god daughter Akira. She was simply turning 20 and we misplaced her to Fentanyl.”
“So my joys and sorrows are all of the extra excessive. Whereas on stage typically I felt she was there watching similar to when she was somewhat lady, standing along with her sister Vali, their faces made up like mine, and dancing round on the aspect of the stage,” she added. “I’ll grieve for the remainder of my life together with Barbara Sicuranza and Chris Stein, her mother and pop, and her sister Vali, at our horrible loss. Fentanyl is just too harmful, seductive and simple to get.”
We misplaced our daughter and sister Akira on the finish of Might to an overdose. I have been posting as regular as a result of it distracts…
Posted by Chris Stein on Saturday, July 22, 2023
In different information, Stein has been absent from excursions with Blondie over the past yr, together with a slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2023. Throughout the set, and the entire tour, Blondie had been joined by former Intercourse Pistol Glenn Matlock on bass.
In April 2022, Stein defined his absence to followers, saying: “I’m unhappy and annoyed to report that I’m not going out with the following bunch of Blondie touring. I’ve been coping with a dumbass situation referred to as Atrial Fibrillation or AFib which is irregular coronary heart beats and mixed with the meds I take for it I’m too fatigued to deal.
“I’m nonetheless all in with recording and different band tasks. That’s it, I’m positive, I’m round right here and I really like you all.”
