‘I never saw her perform live with Blondie, I wish I had.’–Madonna in response to the question: 'Who did you see in the clubs when you arrived in New York? Debbie Harry?'
 
 
 
 
 

‘Blondie were exploring music that wasn’t at all modern and twisted it into songs that were innovative and clever. Also, I felt like they were just being themselves, Deborah Harry particularly. And in my definition of punk rock, that’s as punk rock as you get.’--Michael Stipe of REM on Blondie and Deborah Harry
 
 
 
 
 

'I remember Deborah Harry on Top of the Pops--she took off her dark glasses and she had these most amazing metallic eyes. I was fascinated by her make-up, that anyone could wear such beautiful make-up and look so glamorous. I think she had that effect on everyone.'--Sonya Aurora Madan of Echobelly recalling the impact Deborah Harry had on her when she was a teenager
 
 
 
 
 

'Suddenly, everyone's getting their Blondie records out.'--Justine Frischmann of Elastica on the British music scene initiated by Elastica in the mid-1990s
 
 
 

'The Cardigans' Nina [Perrson]. That's Swedish for Debbie probably.'