Jul 09 2007
Interview w/ Debbie Harry
What a great way to start my Monday — a Pitchfork interview with Debbie Harry of Blondie. Enjoy!
Blondie
Debbie herself - “In the Flesh”
Debbie Harry and Blondie started out in the same place as most of their friends and peers. They were outcasts and weirdoes, making music in a scene comprising like-minded (if dissimilar) souls with no other place to go. These days, Harry is a star, and several of Blondie’s songs established classics. Yet she and the group continue to tour and make new music, and Harry herself has a new solo album, Necessary Evil, due this August, while her band’s Eat to the Beat was recently reissued. We spoke to her about making music then versus now, what made Blondie unique for a punk band, and the end of the CBGB’s era. Continue reading “Interview w/ Debbie Harry”
