H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo

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That comes across clearly in Debbie Harry’s memoir Face It, as does her admiration for Chris Stein’s parallel career as a photographer. It is a curious project, where beauty combines with pain and life with death, just like in all visionary pieces made by Giger.

When they decided to go on hiatus in 1981, Harry embarked on a detour into the world of acting, culminating in her finest acting performance in David Cronenberg’s 1983 film Videodrome.

In 1981, Harry released KooKoo, the first of many solo albums, and also embarked on her acting career. It’s a unique chronicle of a unique event and a glimpse into the creativity of two icons of the 1970s and 1980s.

Harry continued to pursue a solo career with varied results after taking a few years off to care for partner Stein, who was diagnosed with pemphigus, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. MORE BLONDIE: “Phil Spector Answered The Door With A Colt 45 In One Hand And A Bottle Of Wine In The Other…” Blondie Interviewed! From an irreverent Lower East Side punk goddess to a bona fide international ambassador of New York cool, Debbie Harry will forever be synonymous with that punk spirit that lives somewhere in all of us.One of my fave music acts is Debbie Harry/Blondie and I really love Debbie's solo album Koo Koo which Giger also was involved with visually, so this book was a must for me with a load of rare and previously unseen photos and background story of Debbie's look while making this great album. During a Blondie hiatus, she embarked on an acting career, appearing in lead roles in the neo-noir Union City (1980) and in David Cronenberg's body horror film Videodrome (1983).