Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it. Debbie Harry More Quotes by Debbie Harry More Quotes From Debbie Harry If you were a painter and a rock and roll musician and weren't established in either - to be an artist today you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft. Debbie Harry equal artist today I don't think that the punk sound really became the punk sound until much later. The punk era wasn't really just one musical sound. There are a lot of differences among Television, the Ramones, and the Talking Heads. Debbie Harry differences talking thinking 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. Debbie Harry crazy earthquakes thinking Christina Aguilera is an incredible musician and singer. Debbie Harry incredibles singers musician Working as a solo artist has given me a confidence that I didn't have with Blondie. Debbie Harry solo given artist I always work on New Year's Eve, no matter what. Debbie Harry new-year matter years In music the mystical element is definitely there all the time, and one can see it. Debbie Harry mystical elements If I had to spend equal time doing paintings, and equal time going to galleries and doing art business, and equal time making music, and equal time going to record companies, or to the publicist or to the lawyer, forget it. It would take four times as long to do all that stuff. Unless I had a patron. That's why Leonardo da Vinci was successful. He had the Medicis, right? Debbie Harry successful long art And New Year's Eve is very, very important to me. Debbie Harry new-year important years I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve. Debbie Harry lovely new-year years I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands. Debbie Harry eclectic-style mean thinking The counselor at our clinic would cry with the girls at the drop of a hat. She would find their weakness and work on it. The women were never given any alternatives. They were told how much trouble it is to have a baby. Debbie Harry abortion girl baby But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do. Debbie Harry paid performers want I do have fantasies of buying a helicopter and a lot of machine guns, but I don't know if I can do that. I'd like to have a lot of weapons, grenades and things. And I want to have a solar energy machine. And I want to have a sunken garden with a glass roof. I guess that's about it for now. I have a few other wants but I can't remember them. Debbie Harry glasses garden gun I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it...Something that's written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means. Debbie Harry writing song mean Being hot never hurts! Debbie Harry hurts never being hot 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 me music unhappy art 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. Debbie Harry great good music morning I feel like I have to have a voice. Debbie Harry i-feel-like feel like voice I think it's a Blondie tradition that all of our albums sort of have a wide spread of styles. Debbie Harry i-think think spread tradition