Deborah Harry Volgorde van de boeken

"I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to come back; I was kicking his ass." BRAVE, BEAUTIFUL AND BORN TO BE PUNK, DEBBIE HARRY is a musician, actor, activist, and the iconic face of New York City cool. As the front-woman of Blondie, she and the band created a groundbreaking sound that fused rock, punk, disco, reggae, and hip-hop, producing some of the most cherished pop songs. A muse to bold artists over the past four decades, Debbie Harry's cultural impact is profound, yet she has been reticent about her inner life—until now. In a compelling mix of visceral storytelling and stunning visuals, including never-before-seen photographs and fan art, this memoir redefines the music memoir genre. It captures the gritty essence of 1970s New York City, where Blondie shared the stage with legends like the Ramones and David Bowie. The narrative follows her journey through commercial success, heroin addiction, personal loss, bankruptcy, and the band's breakup, alongside her diverse acting career and advocacy for environmental and LGBTQ rights. This cinematic memoir tells the story of a woman who forged her own path and influenced a generation of artists.

Here, accompanied by dozens of unique photographs, are the very best of Victor Bockris's infamous interviews, essays, and observations on the stars of downtown Manhattan in the 1970s and 1980s. The internationally acclaimed biographer Bockris was there as a witness, friend, collaborator, and co-conspirator. Some of the stars were founding members of Beat or Punk, others were just passing through. But all of them—rockers, rebels, artists, and intellectuals—revealed more to Bockris than they did to any other writer: Allen Ginsberg, Richard Hell, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Debbie Harry, William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richards, Terry Southern, Martin Amis, and Susan Sontag. Bockris's conclusion—that Punk owed the Beats a big debt and that the Beats were in turn re-animated by the Punks—is argued from the perspective of someone who was in the thick of it, and who loved every minute of it.