Marc Riley’s Musical Time Machine

Blondie

First broadcast: Thu 29th Sep 2011, 00:00 on BBC Radio 6 Music
Latest broadcast: Fri 30th Oct 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 6 Music

A chance to travel with Marc Riley back to 1977 and an archive interview with Blondie by John Tobler for Radio 1’s ‘Rock On’ programme.

The interview (recorded prior to any chart success in the UK) includes Debbie talking about her previous jobs as a waitress, bunny girl and secretary with the BBC in New York. She also remembers working at Max’s Kansas City during the time of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. Chris Stein also talks about where he sees Blondie heading, their songs and lyrics.