Dr. Dot

Dorothy Stein (Leckner; born October 19, 1967), better known as Dr. Dot, is an American massage therapist.

Dubbed the "rock and roll masseuse" and the "masseuse to the stars," Stein is known for her signature "Bite Massage" and her long-list of music industry clientele, including the likes of David Bowie, Simon Cowell, and Katy Perry.

Stein was born and raised in Manchester, Connecticut.

She is of Swedish and Italian ancestry.

According to Stein, her Swedish ancestors were "chased from England and ended up drunk pilgrims in America."

She moved to Dover, New Hampshire at the age of ten.

Since her father was in the Navy, Stein moved often and attended fifteen different schools before graduating from Rockville High School in 1985.

She started massaging at the age of five; Stein's mother encouraged her to bite her since she was not strong enough to give a good massage.

Her "hippie" parents taught her massage techniques followed by more formal training.

Her parents would also take her to concerts from a young age, including several Grateful Dead ones.

Following her parents' divorce, Stein started to sneak into concerts, but then began offering her massage services in exchange for concert tickets and backstage passes.

At age 15, her first clients were Def Leppard.

Stein commented that she "went to every Def Leppard show and massaged them. I built a network with those people and eventually started massaging bands to get into shows."

Stein took a break from massaging and attended the University of New Hampshire from 1987 to 1988 where she studied French and photography.

Stein has built a repertoire of celebrity clients over the years.

Some of her clients include Katy Perry, Eminem, Courtney Love, Robert Plant, Simon Cowell, David Bowie, Juliette Lewis, Kanye West, and Mariah Carey.

To help keep up with the high demand of her services, Stein assembled a team of massage therapists.

She named her business Dr. Dot International Massage and Chiropractic Team and the contracted therapists are known as "Dot Bots."

Stein employs a staff of over 1,000 across 30 countries.

Stein vets and approves each therapist who must be either certified or licensed and have at least one year of experience.

Treatment starts at $150 per hour and increases as it gets later in the evening.

Stein and her team of masseurs tailor their massages to address common physiological conditions in musicians, such as tendinitis, trigger finger, and myofascial pain syndrome.

Stein also provides a mobile spa service that offers facials, pedicures, and manicures.

Stein released her own brand of massage oil made with argan.

Frank Zappa gave her the "Dr. Dot" moniker in 1988 in reference to her "expert skills."

Following the birth of her daughter in 1989, Stein moved to Berlin.

When Stein first arrived in Berlin, she worked various jobs, including a waitress at an Irish Pub, a cleaning lady, and as a Madonna doppelgänger.

Stein has a rule about not having sex with her clients.

Her one exception was with actor Bruce Willis who she had a brief affair with after his split with Demi Moore.

Stein noted, "That was the biggest mistake I ever made."

According to her, the actor threatened to sue her if she published anything about him in the United States.

Stein worked for free until 1994 when Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts convinced her she needed to get paid.

Subsequently, Stein went to massage school and became certified.

She was trained at a medical massage school in Berlin and received some professional training at the San Francisco School of Massage.

Stein traveled with The Stones on three consecutive tours and went on three tours with the Rolling Stones, where she made $2000 per week.

She gained a reputation for "having hands of steel."

Stein estimates that she has seen at least 3,000 free concerts.

Stein trademarked her Bite Massage in 2017 and videos of Stein's massages have gone viral.

Stein admits the Bite Massage is her "most controversial" technique.

She claims biting someone's back results in better blood circulation.