Frank Infante - Post Blondie

Post Blondie

During Blondie's hiatus in 1981, Infante went on to work on Joan Jett's album Bad Reputation. He also worked on albums by Stiv Bators and Sylvain Sylvain. Shortly afterwards, he toured and recorded with groups including Iggy Pop and Divinyls. 1999 saw the release of Iggy Pop's album Nuggets and later, in 2008, Where The Faces Shine, on both of which he played guitar.

In March 2006, Blondie were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Seven members were invited to the ceremony, which resulted in an on-stage spat between the extant group and their former bandmates, Nigel Harrison and Frank Infante, who asked during the live broadcast of the ceremony to be allowed to perform with the group. Their request was refused by Deborah Harry, who stated that the band's current line-up were already prepared for the performance.

In 2010, Infante toured and performed with The New York Dolls in shows at The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He also played guitar on their album Dancing Backward in High Heels, released in March 2011.

Infante currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and he continues to record and perform. Infante's Inferno with Infante on guitar, Clem Burke (drums) and Steve Fishman (bass). The trio recently performed at the Rhino Records Pop Up Store, Los Angeles.