NEW YORK - Play the song "Heart of Glass" and you'll hear the unmistakable voice of Debbie Harry in one of Blondie's most well-known chart-topping hits.
Forty-five years after they formed as part of the New York Punk Rock scene, Blondie is still at it, and Debbie Harry has written a book to tell her story.
From growing up as part of the family that adopted her in Hawthorne, New Jersey, to pop stardom, a style icon, all of the highs, and the lows too.
"I guess when I was doing it I sort of had moments of, oh, do I have to relive this? But in a sense the reliving it sort of gave me a little more closure on it," said Debbie Harry, Co-founder of Blondie.
Harry talks about everything from her acting, friendships with Andy Warhol, and her relationship with Blondie Co-Founder Chris Stein, romantic partners for 13 years, still bandmates and dear friends.
"Somehow, I don't know, lucky break that we found each other and ended up working together," said Harry.
Blondie may have risen from the punk rock scene, but their sound was eclectic, punk, pop, new wave, and in the case of their hit rapture, rap.
Harry says similar to influences like The Beatles and Rolling Stones, the band explored different sounds, also inspired by the diverse city they called home.
"Many levels of culture and different styles, so we benefited from that, and I’ve always loved that," said Harry.
One of the cool parts of the book is a selection of the fan art sent to Harry over the years, something she says means a lot to her.
"You can envision people sitting at home doing this stuff and perhaps listening to a Blondie song or looking at old art work and being influenced by it, it's a great feeling," said Harry.
Just like the feeling of performing live for fans old and new who know the lyrics to every song.
"It's kind of amazing isn't it? I guess it's some kind of brain washing," said Harry.
I had to ask if she had any favorites from the Blondie catalog she particularly likes performing.
"For pure enjoyment and excitement, it's probably some of the newer material, but then on the other hand there's a lot of sort of demand from the audience to do like you say, one way or another, or tide is high, something that has been a meaningful part of their lives," said Harry.
The main thing readers will find out from Face It, Harry has lived quite a life in and out of the spotlight. And there is more to come.
"I guess I’m not really moody, but I don't know some days I really have to pull myself up and just say, what are you kidding? Look what's happened to you. You had a life that you never expected to have. And it's just really been so full and so rich, and, I never expected that," said Harry.
And Debbie Harry says she still has more stories to tell.