Debbie Harry: 'I'm more anonymous than Gaga or Madonna. I'm more of a cult figure'

It is all going well with the Blondie singer. Nothing is off limits over lunch. If only Rachel Cooke hadn't shown her the salad photo...I'm at Hakkasan in Mayfair, in a state of extreme anxiety. It's not only that – girl crush! – Debbie Harry was the first pop star I ever liked (I was nine when Blondie's Denis reached No 2 in the UK chart, and I remember watching her on Top of the Pops like it was yesterday). Nor is it that, hearing her on Desert Island Discs the other morning, she sounded...

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