Top 25 Debbie Harry Quotes

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.

Being hot never hurts!

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.

The only person I really believe in is me.

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.

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.

I really, really like writing songs.

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

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

Christina Aguilera is an incredible musician and singer.

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.

I always say the new album is the best one yet. I always feel that – I really do, because it’s the latest and it’s the newest and it’s a little bit better.

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.

I get myself a gig somewhere, whether it’s in a club, whether it’s in a bar, it doesn’t matter, and I just work on New Year’s Eve because I always feel it’s very symbolic for me for the next year, for the new year.

I don’t mind if my skull ends up on a shelf as long as it’s got my name on it.

I could be a housewife… I guess I’ve vacuumed a couple of times.

Something’s that written out is okay, but it’s not always a clear indication of what a person means.

But computers have changed the world for everyone, so there will be some way of working it out.

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.

You always fall for the rascal or the guy who’s got a little bit of the devil in him. You can’t help it.

I feel like I have to have a voice.

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.

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.

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

I’ve had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year’s Eve.