She Sold 40 Million Records — The IRS Took Her Coats

The Blondie Story. This week, we dig into the devastating rise and financial destruction of Blondie, the band that sold 40 million records and still went broke. From four #1 hits to the accountant who didn't pay taxes for two years, the IRS seizing everything including Debbie Harry's coats, Chris Stein's near-fatal illness, the heroin smuggled into his hospital room, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame confrontation where a fired member begged "Pretty please, Debbie!" on live television. Kindly like and subscribe - it really helps this channel a lot. I do appreciate it! Join my TokTok   / guitarmeetsscience   When The 80s Went Too Far: The Power Station Story    • When The 80s Went Too Far: The Power Stati...   The $5.4 Million Ego Trip That KILLED Michael Bolton's Career    • The $5.4 Million Ego Trip That KILLED Mich...   SKID ROW Got Famous...Then Bon Jovi Sent Them an Invoice    • SKID ROW Got Famous…Then Bon Jovi Sent The...   "Your Cut Is Now 10%" -- Jon Bon Jovi Goes Corporate On Richie    • "Your Cut Is Now 10%" — Jon Bon Jovi Goes ...   How To Destroy Your Reputation In 4 Minutes    • How To Destroy Your Reputation In 4 Minutes   The Most Brutal Rip-Off In Girl Group History    • The Most Brutal Rip-Off In Girl Group History   Follow my TokTok (where I'm getting ripped off left and right)   / guitarmeetsscience   Most EXPENSIVE Guitar on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/guitarmee... Early Eighties Thrash Metal Guitar Rig: https://www.amazon.com/shop/guitarmee... Most EXPENSIVE Guitar Rig on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/guitarmee... CHEAPEST Guitar rig on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/guitarmee... My Guitar Rig: https://www.amazon.com/shop/guitarmee... My Video making gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/guitarmee... This VST plugin, The Stereo Sound Extractor, is BADASS -I coded it up from over 10 year's hard research. It won awards. Now you can own it for the paltry sum of $29. Yup, I'm basically giving it away: https://burninguitfiddle.gumroad.com/... #blondie, #debbieharry, #chrisstein, #clemburke, #heartofglass, #callme, #rapture, #80srock, #newwave, #punk, #cbgb, #rockandrollhalloffame, #musicindustry, #rockdrama, #behindthemusic, #truestory, #banddrama, #80smusic, #rockumentary, #musichistory