Harry praises Cowell's honesty
DEBBIE HARRY wishes SIMON COWELL was around to guide her in the early days of her career - admitting she admires the way the music mogul is always "so blunt" about musicians' abilities.
Harry was in a series of failed bands before she co-founded Blondie and found fame in the mid-1970s.
And the star admits she would have been grateful for Cowell's honest opinion when she was just a struggling wannabe.
She tells The People newspaper, "I like his honesty, even though he might destroy a few people's confidence.
"I'd have appreciated someone to have been so blunt with me when I was starting out. Lots of times you ask people their opinion and they just say, 'That's great, that's great', but they don't have any real information.
"And although I don't always agree with him, Cowell does give people that information."