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Debbie Harry

She may be a famous fashion icon, but Blondie's Debbie Harry says she didn't hit the stage without instructions from her designer pal Stephen Sprouse.

Released on 11/03/2008

Transcript

(casual music)

I want real scandal.

Damn it.

I m sick of this fake scandal.

(upbeat music)

I think this is, might be um, from the solo thing

where I wanted to uh,

define not being blonde.

This was a jumpsuit that Sprouse gave me,

told me to, you know, to put a belt on it and uh

wear some high heels.

He would make drawings you know and say OK,

and he d have all the pieces drawn on a piece of paper

and he d say, OK wear this with this with this with this.

So, I would just get dressed you know like a blind fool,

and somehow I guess that s how people started

thinking that I was fashionable,

that I really knew what I was doing.

But I really don t, you know.

I mean I m learning, and I m still learning.

I love getting dressed up, it s so much fun and just

sets me up and then I can just go out and misbehave,

(laughs) or behave.

You know going out just to go around the neighborhood

or something like that, I ve you know, it s relatively

simple, I don t really stress out about getting dressed.

This is an old shirt of mine that I love very much.

It s become, you know, one of those shredded

dear things that we all love.

Shoes are uh, god, I got these on

Kensington High Street in London.

I watch all these shows about getting neat, you know,

and cleaning out and getting rid of stuff

that you haven t worn for a year but

that doesn t really apply to me.

You know, those things are costumes that, you know,

the style monger must have.

I have a new album it s called Necessary Evil,

and it s about love and sex, which is you know

very high on everyone s list.

It s about, you know, really wanting somebody

and really having great sex with them but then

it s like oh yes, oh no, that tightrope.

(laughs)

Trying to explain myself is impossible in a way.

I mean, basically I can explain myself but

I change my mind all the time.

I m really not a liar, I m just fucked up.

(laughs)

Bye!

(casual music)

Starring: Debbie Harry