The Independent
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3rd April 2023
Seymour Stein, the man who signed Madonna and Talking Heads, dies aged 80
Seymour Stein, the co-founder of Sire Records, died on Sunday (2 April) at the age of 80.
The infuential record executive, who signed Madonna, Talking Heads, and the Ramones, had been treated for cancer.
Stein founded the Sire record label aged 24 and had a penchant for signing artists with an edge and a voice that refused to be silenced.
He found and nurtured an impressive array of new talent throughout his career, including The Pretenders, Ice T, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and Aphex Twin, bef