The 1960s band Blondie hated listening to as a comparison

The 1960s band that the members of Blondie didn't like to use as a reference for their work was Jefferson Airplane. From the beginning of their career, many critics compared Debbie Harry and her companions to the legendary psychedelic group from San Francisco because of the presence of a strong and charismatic vocalist at the center of the band. However, Debbie Harry was never comfortable with this association. According to her, Blondie had much broader influences, including punk, pop, disco, reggae and new wave, while Jefferson Airplane was deeply linked to the psychedelic scene of the 1960s. For Harry, the comparisons oversimplified Blondie's identity and ignored the musical diversity that helped transform the group into one of the biggest names in new wave.