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" I think it's a Blondie tradition that all of our albums sort of have a wide spread of styles. "
Debbie Harry
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" I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands. "
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" 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. "
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" New York has always been a city of change and a city about change, and it is a back-leading development. Nobody's going to want to come to New York if it looks like another strip mall. "
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" I feel like I have to have a voice. "
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" The word 'iconic' is used too frequently - an icon is a statue carved in wood. It was shocking at first, when I got that reference. It was a responsibility, and it's impossible to live up to - you're supposed to be dead, for one thing. "
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" Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means. "
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" But computers have changed the world for everyone, so there will be some way of working it out. "
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" 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. "
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" The only person I really believe in is me. "
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" Lately I've been believing that music predates speech. "
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" I really, really like writing songs. "
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" Being hot never hurts! "
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" I turned on VH1 this morning just to get a little warm-up before I came over here, and I think it's just terrific. There's so much great stuff: diverse and wonderful music, good performances, great looking girls, great videos, the whole thing. "
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Morning
" 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. "
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" Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it. "
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" 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. "
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" I could be a housewife... I guess I've vacuumed a couple of times. "
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" But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do. "
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" I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve. "
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" 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. "
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" I thought I'd live to a ripe old age, because I always felt there was a lot to do. I had a driven feeling. I always thought in the present. "
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" 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. "
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" If I were to do a foundation, it would be to promote solar energy. And I'm worried about drilling for oil. I think it is harming the earth, 'cos it drains the layer of oil under the surface, and that could be causing earthquakes. It's like we're giving the earth arthritis. I don't know if that sounds crazy. "
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