Jimmy Destri (born James Destri, April 13, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician. He plays keyboards in the rock band Blondie, and is one of the principal songwriters for the band along with Chris Stein and Deborah Harry. Destri stopped touring with the band in 2004, but as of December 2008 is still an official member. He released a solo album, Heart on a Wall, in 1981. His sister, Donna Destri, also sang back up on the Blondie song "Living in the Real World.
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- Jimmy Destri (born James Destri, April 13, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician. He plays keyboards in the rock band Blondie, and is one of the principal songwriters for the band along with Chris Stein and Deborah Harry. Destri stopped touring with the band in 2004, but as of December 2008 is still an official member. He released a solo album, Heart on a Wall, in 1981. His sister, Donna Destri, also sang back up on the Blondie song "Living in the Real World. " After the band's break-up in 1982, Destri ran a company that bought, renovated, and sold old buildings. He also produced records and remixed material for artists like Prince and INXS. He and the rest of the band reunited in 1997. He has a daughter named Eileen and a son named Jimmy with his first wife Eileen. He remarried Roberta (Robbie), they have a daughter named Riënna. Destri composed or co-wrote several songs for Blondie, among them some of their biggest hits: "Look Good In Blue", "A Shark In Jets Clothing" and "Kung Fu Girls" for debut album Blondie (1976) "Fan Mail", "Contact in Red Square", "No Imagination", "Kidnapper", "Detroit 442" and "Poets Problem" for album Plastic Letters (1977) "Picture This" and "11:59" for Parallel Lines (1978) "Accidents Never Happen", "Slow Motion", "Atomic" and "Living in the Real World" for Eat to the Beat (1979) "Angels on the Balcony", "Do the Dark" and "Walk Like Me" for Autoamerican (1980) "Danceway" and "(Can I) Find The Right Words (To Say)" for The Hunter (1982) "Maria", "Nothing Is Real but the Girl", "No Exit" and "Dig up the Conjo" for No Exit (1998). "Rules for Living", "Background Melody (The Only One)", "Last One in the World" and "Diamond Bridge" for The Curse of Blondie (2003)
- Jimmy Destri on yhdysvaltalainen muusikko, joka tunnetaan Blondie-yhtyeen kosketinsoittajana. Destri kuului Blondien alkuperäiseen kokoonpanoon. Hän julkaisi vuonna 1981 sooloalbumin Heart on a Wall, ja Blondie hajosi melko pian tämän jälkeen. Hajoamisen jälkeen Destri aloitti yhtiötoiminnan. Hän myös tuotti äänitteitä ja uudelleenmiksasi musiikkia mm. Princelle ja INXS:lle. Destri liittyi takaisin Blondieen, kun se perustettiin uudelleen 1990-luvun lopussa. Destrin kynästä ovat lähtöisin mm. Blondien kappaleet "Atomic", "Maria" ja "Nothing Is Real But The Girl". Destri lopetti Blondien kanssa kiertämisen 2004, mutta on yhä virallisesti sen jäsen.
- Jimmy Destri az amerikai Blondie rockegyüttes billentyűse, Debbie Harry és Chris Stein mellett az együttes vezető dalszerzője. 2004-ben ugyan nem folytatta a turnézást a Blondie-val, a mai napig hivatalos tag maradt. 1981-ben megjelentetett egy szóló albumot Heart on a Wall címen. A nővére, Donna Destri háttérvokálozott a Living in the Real World című Blondie-dalban. Miután 1982-ben a Blondie feloszlott, Destri alapított egy céget, amely öreg épületek felújításával, értékesítésével foglalkozott. Ezen felül producerként tevékenykedett, és remixeket készített például Prince és az INXS dalaiból.
- Nonostante abbia smesso di andare in tour nel 2004, è ancora ufficialmente componente del gruppo. Ha anche pubblicato un album da solista, Heart on a Wall, nel 1981.
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- Jimmy Destri (born James Destri, April 13, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician. He plays keyboards in the rock band Blondie, and is one of the principal songwriters for the band along with Chris Stein and Deborah Harry. Destri stopped touring with the band in 2004, but as of December 2008 is still an official member. He released a solo album, Heart on a Wall, in 1981. His sister, Donna Destri, also sang back up on the Blondie song "Living in the Real World.
- Jimmy Destri on yhdysvaltalainen muusikko, joka tunnetaan Blondie-yhtyeen kosketinsoittajana. Destri kuului Blondien alkuperäiseen kokoonpanoon. Hän julkaisi vuonna 1981 sooloalbumin Heart on a Wall, ja Blondie hajosi melko pian tämän jälkeen. Hajoamisen jälkeen Destri aloitti yhtiötoiminnan. Hän myös tuotti äänitteitä ja uudelleenmiksasi musiikkia mm. Princelle ja INXS:lle. Destri liittyi takaisin Blondieen, kun se perustettiin uudelleen 1990-luvun lopussa.
- Jimmy Destri az amerikai Blondie rockegyüttes billentyűse, Debbie Harry és Chris Stein mellett az együttes vezető dalszerzője. 2004-ben ugyan nem folytatta a turnézást a Blondie-val, a mai napig hivatalos tag maradt. 1981-ben megjelentetett egy szóló albumot Heart on a Wall címen. A nővére, Donna Destri háttérvokálozott a Living in the Real World című Blondie-dalban.
- Nonostante abbia smesso di andare in tour nel 2004, è ancora ufficialmente componente del gruppo. Ha anche pubblicato un album da solista, Heart on a Wall, nel 1981.
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