In setting up this interview with Chris Steffler, drummer of the hugely popular Toronto band, Platinum Blonde, I was impressed by how easy he was to reach. After only two calls to his management, I was able to talk to the lean, lanky percussionist for one of Canada’s most promising and impressive new bands. My ease in contacting Chris is surprising if one considers the recent overwhelming success of Platinum Blonde. After touring extensively with a number of big-name bands, their recent headlining concert at Toronto’s City Hall attracted some 25,000 fans. Their debut album, Standing In The Dark, has sold well, both in the States and overseas, and has gone appropriately platinum in Canada, edging closer to double-platinum status. In his comfortable Toronto apartment, Chris and I discussed some of his child- hood experiences, his learning to play the drums, his period as a drumming instructor, and his newfound […]

August 1985 Issue