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Debbie Harry was always a sex symbol.
The Blondie singer admits her mother was worried about her from a young age because men found her attractive but she has never shied away from the attention.
The 69-year-old star said: "Even as a little girl, I attracted sexual attention. My mother used to be very concerned about it. But for good or for bad, I never felt compelled to hide my sexuality."
Debbie also claims she used to be a "poet groupie" who used to be fascinated by Gregory Corso, even though she was "terribly afraid" of him.
She said: "The poet Gregory Corso used to hang out on East Seventh Street between Avenues A and B, and he was such a flirt! I was terribly afraid of him, because he was so forward. But he was a brilliant poet, so I would dare myself to walk down that block because I had a weird temptation to see him. I guess I was sort of a poet groupie."
The 'Heart of Glass' hitmaker never felt the urge to settle down because the idea of marriage makes her feel "uncomfortable".
She said: "Perhaps I was ahead of my time in terms of women's consciousness. In those days, the wedding vows were 'Love, honor, and obey,' and I felt that I had more to offer in a partnership. I wasn't thinking in terms of morals or anything grand; I just felt uncomfortable with it."
And the legendary singer thinks she has become more conservative in recent years.
She told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I don't know if I'm the risk taker I once was. But I've always been determined not to accept the status quo. Had I settled down for any other life, I would've been unhappy. I didn't really have a choice."

Dave Grohl is bored by the idea of simply recording an album in a studio.
The Foo Fighters frontman and his bandmates travelled to various cities in the US to record tracks for their new album 'Sonic Highways' - with the process captured in an accompanying TV series with the same name - and now he can't imagine returning to a straightforward recording process in the future.
He explained to Q magazine: "Ultimately, this is one hell of a f**king machine that's gonna spray this album everywhere...But you have to balance that with substance.
"More than a reality show, more than a live concert series. It's part of the reason that we got deeper into the concept, because we would love people to learn as much as be entertained.
"But I can't imagine just going into a studio and making another record. It seems so boring to me."
Dave recently explained the group explored the "regional relevance of music" while recording 'Sonic Highways'.
He said: "Basically, the process is we come to a city and we spend a week and we start recording an instrumental, because I interview all of these different musicians from that city.
"I talk about the regional relevance of the music from that city, the cultural influence, that 'made-for-the-sound' of the music.
"There's no way that you can tell the history of a city's music in one hour, so we have to do it in a way that relates to the band and goes from point A to point B and becomes a song."

Noel Gallagher's new album is "not reflective".
The 47-year-old rocker - who was a member of Oasis until his departure in 2009 caused their split - will release his "space jazz" and "disco" LP 'Chasing Yesterday' in March and despite an apparently nostalgia-yearning title, he insists the record is not a look at his past.
Speaking about the title, he said: "It kind of fits the record. The songs are directed at two people, in a narrative sense - boy, girl, girl, boy. So it's not me looking back. It's not a reflective album at all."
The 'Don't Look Back in Anger' singer has produced the album for the first time and admits he enjoyed the experience because he could make choices he would otherwise have been advised not to.
He explained to Q magazine: "I just thought, 'F**k it, this time I haven't got a producer telling me what to do', So I left three big songs off that other bands would probably say, 'What the f**k has he done that for?' I did it deliberately to make way for these songs that were a bit more left-field."

Boy George says there should be a periodic "cull" of pop stars.
The Culture Club singer believed there are "too many" people making music so artists who are not doing so well should be told to find new careers in order to clear the way for new talent.
George explained: "There are probably too many people making records. I feel like they should have like a cull every so often to let you throw out clothes like 'it's just not working. Go and do something else."
While he thinks there are too many pop stars, the 53-year-old singer has praised 'The X Factor' as a "brilliant" show - even if he does find the talent search show "funny".
He added to BANG Showbiz: "I mean it's just brilliant, even the American version is really good, I just think it's the funniest thing. I don't really like those sort of reality shows much but who ever came up with that is so clever."
The 'Karma Chameleon' hitmaker has previously hinted he was asked to be a judge on the show.
When asked if he'd like to be a judge on the series, the 53-year-old singer replied: "How do you know that I already haven't been asked?"
He added: "No I'm not telling you. I mean at the moment I'm a bit too busy for that but we'll see, if it's still going. Maybe I'll do it on another type of TV show but I do find 'The X Factor' entertaining."

Ashlee Simpson has asked Diana Ross to help her reignite her music career.
The 'Pieces of Me' singer, who recently married the legendary singer's son Evan Ross, has reportedly begged her to introduce her to new producers.
A source told OK! magazine: "Ashlee's constantly hitting up Diana for industry contacts. Diana has no problem helping her son out, and she really does like Ashlee, but she knows a spoiled princess when she sees one."
The insider added: "[Ashlee] is really pushing her luck with Diana."
The 30-year-old beauty married Evan, 26, in a lavish ceremony at Diana's house in Connecticut last month.
The 70-year-old star, who is ordained, was heavily involved in the ceremony and even officiated the couple's wedding and then went on to perform her ballad 'Endless Love' at the service afterwards.
The former Supremes singer previously dismissed rumours of tension between her and Ashlee.
Shortly after their wedding, she said: "I want only love, happiness, and joy for my son and his bride."

Rita Ora has deleted a message urging fans to retweet her in return for her new single, after it was reposted just 2,000 times.
The 'I Will Never Let You Down' singer was left red-faced after asking her 3.94 million followers to retweet her 100,000 times in return for her latest track, as only a fraction of that figure reposted the message.
Taking to her Twitter account at 7.45am on Friday (31.10.14), she wrote: "Dropping my new song monday if this get 100,000 retweets (sic)"
However, after only a small number of people reposted the message, the 23-year-old star deleted the tweet, before retweeting a sympathetic message from a fan which was then also deleted.
The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' actress - who is currently dating the 24-year-old son of designer Tommy Hilfiger, Ricky Hilfiger - has no time to dwell on the poor reception of her announcement, however, as she is currently filming for her first series as a coach on 'The Voice UK'.
The awkward situation comes just a day after the blonde beauty slammed people on the social networking site for criticising the appearance of others.
On Thursday (30.10.14), she tweeted: "We all need to stop judging people just by the way they look. It actually disgusts me. This world is focusing on the wrong things."

Jimmy Page found being in Led Zeppelin "inspirational".
The legendary rocker admits he and his bandmates - Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and the late John Bonham - experienced "bursts of energy" that allowed them to create their classic songs because they shared the same vision.
He said: "As a band, we had a collective consciousness.
"It was so inspirational and songs like Rock And Roll just appeared out of thin air.
"It was like a huge burst of energy. Wonderful!"
While Jimmy has admitted a much-called for Led Zeppelin reunion is highly unlikely to happen, he is hoping to get back on the road himself next year.
He told The Sun newspaper: "Sometime next year, I hope to be seen playing.
"Even if it's near the end of next year, it doesn't matter as long as I've got it right live. I've got new music."
And though he is busy working on Led Zeppelin reissues, he also wants to return to the recording studio and "surprise" people with a new album.
Asked if he'll release a new record, he said: "I'd like to think so. Really I just want to go out there and present a few surprises to people."

Michael Eavis insists Fleetwood Mac and Queen will not headline Glastonbury 2015.
Both bands have been heavily rumoured to be closing the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, South West England, next June but the event organiser insists the speculation is false.
Asked about rumours regarding both bands potentially headlining in 2015, He told Music Week: "Queen? Not Queen, no. Fleetwood Mac don't seem to be available at the moment. But we've got three excellent headliners for next year."
The farm boss went on to confirm one of the headline acts has "been around for a long time" and that all three of the artists will be announced on April 1.
Michael's comments will come as a shock because Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks recently admitted the group had been in negotiations to headline the festival.
She said: "Glastonbury? You never know. You have to weave festivals in. It's being discussed."
Noel Gallagher recently indicated he was keen to step in and take a headline slot.
Asked if he is eyeing up a headline slot at the event, he said: "Am I eyeing it up? If I was asked if do it yeah - I'd headline the spoken word tent...
"If Michael Eavis is watching, yeah I'll do it ... I'm up for doing it and I'm going to be going anyway."

Lorde was once hit in the stomach with a rotting pear.
The 'Royals' singer insists she was "never bullied" during her time at school, but recalled one incident where she was struck "hard" with the overly-ripe fruit, which exploded on impact.
She said: "It hit me so hard in the stomach that it exploded everywhere.Look, you don't have to do anything in high school to get a rotten pear thrown at you. It's just what happens, and if you're annoyed about it, you are silly."
Though the 17-year-old singer thinks she is "weird", her quirks have never held her back socially.
She told the new issue of Billboard magazine: "As weird as I am with communicating, I actually did have a lot of friends in high school."
And among the things Lorde used to do with her friends was break into other people's boats and attempt to contact spirits with Ouija boards.
She recalled: "I live in a beach town, and there are these boats that sit on land, and we would break into them.
"We'd sit in them all night, doing Ouija boards and telling secrets. I remember that feeling so vividly, like, 'We are here. It's us against everything else.' "