
Face It
A Memoir
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Featuring exclusive additional content and guest contributions from Chris Stein and Clem Burke.
‘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, kicking him out, kicking my own ass too. My Blondie character was an inflatable doll but with a dark, provocative, aggressive side. I was playing it up, yet I was very serious.’
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 forged a new sound that brought together the worlds of rock, punk, disco, reggae and hip-hop to create some of the most beloved pop songs of all time. As a muse, she collaborated with some of the boldest artists of the past four decades. The scope of Debbie Harry’s impact on our culture has been matched only by her reticence to reveal her rich inner life – until now.
In an arresting mix of visceral, soulful storytelling and stunning visuals that includes never-before-seen photographs, bespoke illustrations and fan art installations, Face It upends the standard music memoir while delivering a truly prismatic portrait. With all the grit, grime, and glory recounted in intimate detail, Face It recreates the downtown scene of 1970s New York City, where Blondie played alongside the Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.
Following her path from glorious commercial success to heroin addiction, the near-death of partner Chris Stein, a heart-wrenching bankruptcy, and Blondie’s break-up as a band to her multifaceted acting career in more than thirty films, a stunning solo career and the triumphant return of her band, and her tireless advocacy for the environment and LGBTQ rights, Face It is a cinematic story of a woman who made her own path, and set the standard for a generation of artists who followed in her footsteps – a memoir as dynamic as its subject.
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©2019 Debbie Harry (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic reviews
‘In this whirlwind tour of her life, Harry deploys an irreverent style well suited to her story. Her tales are intermixed with interludes that capture the eclectic and electric passion she has for the creative process. In a narrative that feels simultaneously heartfelt and spontaneous, Harry recounts close encounters with violence and harassment with the same immediacy as the moments that catapulted Blondie to worldwide fame. Readers will find reflection on life with a budding band and an uncensored view of what it took to succeed.’ Kirkus
‘An eye-opening memoir’ The Times
‘The ultimate rock’n’roll memoir’ Sunday Times
but it is such an extraordinary story - especially the early years of a broke, broken down New York, that it scarcely matters. Blondie the band and the cultural artefact takes a back seat to New York, this steaming, stinking, bankrupt, rotten, violent place, but which was absolutely the galvanising life force behind all that culture. there's no doubt that that kind of art is simply not possible in a gentrified city of today.
fascinating.
Great document, but a little loose in places
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A must read
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Wonderful book!
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If you are a Debbie fan, what you take away from this is that it would be nice to meet this hero.
Enjoyable & honest
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Touched by your presence, dear!
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Absolutely Fabulous
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interesting and mostly engaging. Worth a listen if you're a fan of Blondie/Debbie Harry.
One Way or Another
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More!
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Amazing and alluring
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Great memoir
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