Blondie’s Debbie Harry speaks out on loss of Chris Stein’s daughter, Akira

nme.com:

Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry has spoken out on the death of her bandmate Chris Stein‘s daughter Akira.Stein announced the news of his daughter’s death in a Facebook post last week, revealing that Akira died from a drug overdose in May.“We lost our daughter and sister Akira at the end of May to an overdose.

I’ve been posting as usual because it distracts from the heartbreak,” Stein told fans.Harry took to her Instagram account to post a photo of her with Stein and his family, including Akira, with the caption: “Dear fans and friends, I had an awakening at the end of Blondie’s recent tour which came from all of you on my birthday.

All the birthday wishes and generous presents are such a sweet reminder of the loyalty of our Blondie fans so thank you for that.”A post shared by Blondie (@blondieofficial)She continued: “It’s hard for me to believe at my age cause I’m still playing music for you all and luckily, in spite of a few injuries and surgeries, can still put on a show and the best part, many of you are still in the audience.

The flip side of this positivity is the loss of my god daughter Akira. She was just turning 20 and we lost her to Fentanyl.”“So my joys and sorrows are all the more extreme.