Debbie Harry Quotes

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Debbie Harry

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 1, 1945

That was the impetus for me to do music or art, because I knew if I didn't try when I was young, then I would get to be in my 40's and I'd be really unhappy that I hadn't.

Debbie Harry

I love the ACLU and I'm concerned now, especially when it comes to our rights, with current politics and the religious community and the Conservative majority or minority - I don't know who they are.

Debbie Harry

But, you know, the issues of humanity and what is fair treatment and good treatment of a fellow human being should not really be based on a personal sense of right and wrong or judgment.

Debbie Harry

I have a lot of regrets, but I'm not going to think of them as regrets.

Debbie Harry

And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world.

Debbie Harry

Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it.

Debbie Harry

And living in a metropolitan area which is ethnically diverse, our lives are very complicated, so our emotional experiences are going to be varied like that.

Debbie Harry

I feel like I have to have a voice.

Debbie Harry

But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do.

Debbie Harry

We wanted to enjoy what we were doing and we had business things we had to straighten out and personnel problems and it sort of took a little time to do it.

Debbie Harry

And New Year's Eve is very, very important to me.

Debbie Harry

I always work on New Year's Eve, no matter what.

Debbie Harry

I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands.

Debbie Harry

I really, really like writing songs.

Debbie Harry

Music has its own emotional embodiment. It carries an emotion with it. When you associate a lyric with the music, it's much easier; but when you're standing there completely dry in front of the camera with no musical background, just a fine-tuned, get-this-emotional-story across, it's a very, very intense kind of focus.

Debbie Harry

Music does not carry you along. You have to carry it along strictly by your ability to really just focus on that little small kernel of emotion or story.

Debbie Harry

I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I'm a working musician, fortunately. I've worked on my craft, and I'm very fortunate I've been able to survive in a very competitive industry and enjoy my success. It's not easy.

Debbie Harry

It's amazing to me to see how bands evolve and how they take all their influences and come up with their own sound.

Debbie Harry