"'I'm 36 now, and for the last 20 years, they've meant everything really, the music, the culture, everything."--Unidentified male Blondie fan* on Blondie ("Blondie Makes a Comeback" [transcript])

*The quotation used at the beginning of Chapter 8 "unidentified male fan" was me! We went to the Blondie gig at the Luceum in London on a Saturday night and met the band and this crew from CNN. I jumped the queue and bored them sensless about Blondie and lo and behold they used five seconds of the rant on their entertainment programme. Just thought I'd mention it. My name is Charlie Armstrong and I have always loved that band.--Charlie Armstrong, quoted and adapted from an e-mail message sent to this site's webmaster, June 9, 2002

 

Throughout Part II of this web site, the observations of commentators and critics have been cited to demonstrate the influence and legacy of Blondie and Deborah Harry. The commentary in this concluding chapter continues with observations touching upon and summing up their significance, influence, and legacy--that is, the Blondie phenomenon....
 

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