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Left: New album, Panic of Girls is released this July. Bottom: Blondie will be playing at Lovebox
festival.this year
Q: You had a cameo role in Fluffer as a lesbian,
can you tell us a bit about that? dH: That was such a small part, I guess I was in a strip club. I understood the premise of the film; I didn’t think it was a particularly adventurous or a well-written script. At the time, I really wanted to work rather than be precious about the material. I don’t think today I would’ve taken the part. Not because of the gay subject, but because I didn’t think it was a very interesting story at all. It was like a soap opera and it could’ve been written better. I understand why it was done and, at the time, it was probably important that it was done.
Q: You’ve had several film roles, haven’t you?
dH: I haven’t done any big significant parts. I understand that in my age bracket there’s some incredible actors, you can’t get near them, they’re so fantastic. I am very happy to get the work that I do get, I look forward to anything that comes along, really.
Q: Generally, is it people approaching you,
rather than you seeking parts? dH: No, I don’t really have time to be a real part of the industry and go looking for things, but I have thought about ideas. I would perhaps like to be involved in production – we’ll see what happens.
Q: What kind of music and bands are you
listening to that are current? dH: There are so many that I love. I really think that there’s a lot of great music out now and some really terrific artists. I try to get out and see them as much as I can. Last night we did the Jools Holland Show and saw a very interesting band called Friendly Fires; they’re fantastic, really interesting.
Q: Once the album has come out, will you be
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working on the next one? dH: We are working away. I think we’ll try to, maybe. I think it’s like a two-album series: the next
one will be built from this one. We’re gonna try and get the next one out relatively soon. Sort of a chain – a link between them.
Q: Have you been to many Pride festivals?
dH: Actually, back in the seventies, Blondie played at the very first Pride in New York. It was on one of the piers, down in the village.
Q: Have you been to any others?
dH: Yeah, I think I have. There’s been quite a few Prides, there’s just too many. I know that I’ve played at a lot of them.
Q: How do you feel about playing to gay
audiences? dH: I know gay people are struggling to be not separated and not discriminated against, and I think that’s the right thing. I just don’t personally think of it that much. I think about people and how they are as individuals and how they are as human beings and I would hope, at some point, that people who have prejudice against sexual priority or sexual differences or sexual preferences or whatever, they should just get over it. It’s really nobody’s business but your own; it doesn’t hurt anybody; it’s a human thing – what’s the big fucking deal?
Q: You’ve done quite a lot of charity work; can
you tell us about that? dH: We did a thing for cancer at the Hammersmith Apollo that was quite a good show. I really support a lot of the environmental causes; our last tour was called The Endangered Species Tour, so were all focused on a lot of the things that need to be taken care of.
Q: Anything you want to add?
dH: I hope that everyone has a good summer and the volcano stops spewing out dirt and that we all have a good next couple of months... and come out and hear some good music!
own; it doesn’t hurt anybody; it’s a human thing – what’s the big fucking deal?
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