A review by maggierachael
Debbie Harry & Blondie: Picture This by Mick Rock

2.0

The photos in this are gorgeous, and I’m glad I bought it because I adore Debbie with my whole heart, but Rock should’ve stuck to just publishing pictures instead of writing copy. Everything he says about Debbie is leering, creepy, and overtly sexual. I get it, as a photographer one can become very focused on how a person looks because you’re concerned about photos. However, 95% of the copy of this book was just Rock talking about how sexy Debbie was in the 70s as opposed to highlighting literally anything else about her - her brains, her tenacity, her sense of humor, anything. Every sentence was just him sexualizing her. The other 5% of the book was simply him discussing the ridiculous amount of drugs he was on in the 70s, making the copy completely pointless, as it did nothing to supplement the photos. Rock is a great photographer, but he’s always given me whack ass vibes and this book just confirms that. Unless you’re a massive Blondie fan and want the book for the photos, I’d probably stay away from this.