Blondie singer and New York rock culture icon had several jobs before forming the band, going from dancer to waitress
Dancer, waitress, secretary and even … bunny of Playboy – Not from the magazine, but from the night network. Debbie Harrywhich turns 80 on Tuesday, 1, had several jobs before forming the Blondiepioneer Punk band, and become an icon of the rock culture of New York.
Born in Miamiin FloridaDebbie was adopted and created in New Jersey. After moving to New York, he faced financial difficulties and sought work in different areas.
In an interview with Radio 4 (via Far Out), the artist recalled what motivated her to accept the opportunity as a bunny of Playboy:
“I think I wanted to face the challenge. Why a bunny of Playboy? I don’t know, I think it was something left of a friend of my parents, who was a member of the club of Playboyand he always made it seem so exotic and exciting. And I also thought it would be a good way to make money, what it was. So I tried, but I think I only worked there for eight or nine months. “
However, other sources (via Team) indicate that Debbie worked at the Playboy From New York for about five years. The bond would have occurred between 1968 and 1973.
At the time, she still didn’t have blond hair that would later even baptize the band’s name, Blondie (“blonde“, in Portuguese).
In 1973, Debbie Harry met Chris Steinthat would become your boyfriend and with whom it would found the Blondie. Soon she would be one of the best known faces of the New York Punk scene, performing next to Ramones, Television and Talking Heads in legendary places like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City.
Debbie Harry and the period as a bunny of Playboy
About the period as a bunny of the PlayboyDebbie says she has nothing to complain about. The vocalist of Blondie He goes against possible critical comments to the place as a toxic and misogynistic space and reports that he had no difficulty adapting.
She recalls:
“Well, I like to get ready, so it didn’t bother me much. I probably did much more crazy or funny things with myself over the years. But it was kind of curious because they took good care of us. They treated us as artists, you know? We were important to them. We were important to the business.”
Other Famous Bunny
In addition to Debbie Harry, other bunnies from Playboy gained notoriety in other professions, such as Gloria Steinemwho became a journalist, the actress Lauren Hutten and Kimba Woodwho studied law in Harvard and became a judge, according to the radio NPR.
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Source: Rollingstone
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