Debbie Harry on Creative Highlights_ Her Risqué Run-In With David Bowie_ and Why She Didn’t ...
- Debbie Harry, the Blondie singer aged 80, reflected on her five-decade music career and her willingness to accept new creative challenges.
- Her early years involved struggles with addiction amid the 1970s New York CBGB punk scene, leading to her acting role in Cronenberg’s 1983 film Videodrome.
- Videodrome received mixed reactions, initially baffling audiences but later becoming a cult classic praised by Andy Warhol, while Harry's performance divided critics.
- Harry stated that cosmetic surgery was necessary for her career, saying it made her feel better amid industry pressures, and she noted more young girls undergo such surgeries today.
- Her reflections reveal an artist balancing past hardships with ongoing influence, highlighting broader discussions on beauty standards in entertainment.
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Blondie's Debbie Harry Did Drugs to Escape an 'Emotional Rollercoaster' — but She Doesn't Regret the 'Experiences'
"I can't go around regretting everything in my life; that would be such a waste," Harry told 'Vanity Fair'Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Debbie Harry in New York City in May 2025NEED TO KNOWBlondie's Debbie Harry said she used to drugs to escape an "emotional rollercoaster"Harry said that "drugs were everywhere" at the timeThe singer has been open heroin use in the past and called it a "necessary evil" in an interview with The Guardian in 2019Debbie …
Founded in the mid-1970s in New York, Blondie is one of the most important pioneers of New Wave and Punk. Songs like "Heart of Glass" or "Call Me" are now Evergreens. Now frontwoman Debbie Harry 80.
Deborah Harry has shaped the music scene for decades and was a role model for Madonna and Lady Gaga. Now the punk icon celebrates 80th birthday.
Debbie Harry had her breakthrough with the legendary band Blondie almost 50 years ago. Now she is 80 - and for 2025 a new album is announced.
The life of the iconic singer encloses as many dramatic and tragic episodes as global hits accumulates the band. We review a fascinating existence that promises to continue accumulating chapters: the artist is still active and as provocative as ever
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