Jimmy Destri

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Jimmy Destri
Cover of Destri's solo album (1981)
Background information
Birth name	James Destri
Born	13 April 1954 (1954-04-13) (age 54) Brooklyn, New York
Genre(s)	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	keyboards

Jimmy Destri (born James Destri, 13 April 1954, Brooklyn, New York) plays keyboards in the rock band Blondie, and along with Chris Stein and Deborah Harry he is also the principal songwriter for the band. He stopped touring with the band in 2004, but as of 2007 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. ^[1] He and the rest of the band reunited in 1997.

He has a daughter named Eileen and a son named Jimmy

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)