Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry thinks pop stars need to "step out of their comfort zones".
The 'Heart of Glass' hitmaker and her bandmates - Chris Stein, Clem Burke and Tommy Kessler - release their new album 'Ghosts of Download' next month and she feels it's important to continue to re-invent yourself as an artist and has accused many musicians of being too safe.
Debbie told Gay Times magazine: "I'm excited because I love the new stuff. It's always a chance to breathe fresh air. It's good for artists to step out of their comfort zone."
Although the 68-year-old singer likes to see artists take risks, she also doesn't mind when people cover her music.
Asked if she knew of Atomic Kitten, who released a cover of her 1967 track 'The Tide Is High', she replied: "Of course [I know who they are] I thought it [the cover] was ... OK. It's funny how that song keeps coming around, it's very interesting how that happens.
"There's something about it. We've been working on a surprise with that song [for the new album]. There's a guest artist on it."
Meanwhile, Blondie have announced they will perform at this year's Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset in June.

Khloe Kardashian is mortified when she looks at old photos of herself.
The reality star might have a successful fashion range with her sisters Kim and Kourtney to her name, with the new Spring/Summer Kardashian Kollection 2014 for Lipsy out now, but she hasn't always had such a good sense of style and used to dress in men's tracksuits as a teenager.
Asked if she ever gets embarrassed by her fashion faux-pas, Khloe laughed: "Yeah... like every teenage picture I've ever seen of myself. That is the beauty of fashion, you're supposed to experiment and try things.
"But sometimes you don't know until you see yourself in pictures and then you're like, 'Oh, what was I thinking?!' I used to wear men's sweatsuits out and think I was really cool as a teenager. Really baggy men's sweatsuits, that is never a good look. But I thought I was so cute."
The 29-year-old beauty's younger half-siblings Kylie and Kendall Jenner have also branched out into fashion, with a clothing collection for PacSun and a shoe range for Madden Girl.
However, Khloe insists the older siblings have never needed to come to their rescue and believes the girls will learn best by putting passion into their work.
Khloe explained exclusively to BANG Showbiz: "We have learned everything as we go. Every piece in our Kollection all three of us would wear - and we would wear it differently. But you have to love every piece you design, you can't just have a specific person in mind.
"I think Kendall and Kylie have to love what they create and what they're putting out there. And if they love it, if you're passionate about it, then your line will do great because you have that passion there. And that's something we tell them, they have to genuinely love what they do."
The Kardashian Kollection for Lipsy is available in selected Lipsy stores and at www.lipsy.co.uk.

Mel C wants to write an autobiography when she's 80.
The former Spice Girl plans to reveal the band's secrets in a tell-all book, but says she wants to wait until she's an "old woman" so she doesn't get into trouble with her former band mates - Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel B and Victoria Beckham.
She told BANG Showbiz: "Of course shenanigans did go on [in the 1990s] but I'm not going to share them.
"I'm going to save them for my book when I'm 80. It's not something that I'm inspired to do at the moment. But when I'm an old lady and I don't mind who I upset, I might dish all the dirt then, I think we've all got dirt."
The 40-year-old singer, who last performed with the Spice Girls at the 2012 Olympic Games, says her and the other members understand Victoria, 39, doesn't enjoy performing any more and is focused on her fashion career.
Mel C said: "I don't think we'll ever do anything which was as exciting or fantastic as the Olympics.
"Of course, us girls are very aware that Victoria doesn't enjoy performing any more and that's not her passion now, we completely understand that."
The singer is "proud" of everything Victoria has achieved, after taking the industry by storm, and thinks her success is "remarkable" coming from a pop group.
She said: "It's unprecedented. You would never imagine a girl from a band in the UK would absolutely reign in the world of fashion. I always feel proud on the red carpet saying, 'I'm wearing Victoria Beckham'."

Joss Stone has been through some "terrible times" with relationships.
The 'Super Duper Love' singer, who split from her childhood sweetheart Danny Radford last year, is now in a happy relationship with a mystery man and is pleased to have moved on from being unlucky in love.
She said: "I don't want to say who he is, but it's so great to have a nice man.
"I've been through some terrible times with relationships and it's not fun. It has made me pretty cynical and unfortunately that's something my boyfriend has to deal with. However, that's my past talking. If I didn't have those experiences, I'd have nothing to write songs about."
Due to her hectic schedule, Joss will spend much of the coming months away from her boyfriend - who she has been dating for a year and a half - and her beloved pets, and admits she is most upset about leaving her dogs at home.
She told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I miss my dogs a lot too, especially when I see other dogs. I worry they'll forget me. My rottweiler gets upset with me - connected, Missy and me, she's my little soulmate."

Cameron Diaz admits it could have been "ugly" if her bikini slipped while filming 'The Other Woman'.
The 41-year-old actress - who stars alongside Leslie Mann and Kate Upton in the film - has a scene where she's running in a two-piece and insists she has to ensure it was put on correctly before shooting the scene or it could have been a disaster.
She said: "I make sure that it stays in all the right places - it could be really ugly if it slips! It's just one of those things where you don't want to end up with less than you started."
Although she flashes her flesh in the film, the blonde beauty insists she didn't do any more training than the norm to keep her body in shape.
She explained to HELLO! magazine: "I mean I wasn't doing any specific workouts for this movie, I was just doing my normal sort of training for this movie actually, I was in a little bit of a lull. My wellbeing is my focus so it's not a matter of going in and getting ready for that bikini scene."

Emmerdale's Donna Windsor's won't tell her family she has cancer as she tries build her daughter April's relationship with her father Marlon Dingle.
The character, played by Verity Rushworth, recently discovered she is suffering from the serious illness, but she wants to avoid telling people close to her since doesn't want it to influence her ex-husband's relationship with his daughter, and would prefer their bond to develop naturally.
Speaking about the heart-wrenching storyline, Verity told Inside Soap magazine: "Her priority is Marlon and April's relationship and making sure that he, Bob and everyone else accept her into their lives.
"Donna wants the relationship to be organic and real before she tells them, so that her illness isn't a factor in all of this."
Donna was rushed to hospital by her stepfather Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) after hitting her head and feeling woozy, but once alone with the doctor, Donna revealed the extent of her Mesothelioma - which attacks the protective layer of the body's organs.
Talking about the illness, Verity explained: "With people who suffer from Mesothelioma, the rare form of cancer that Donna has, the symptoms are really subtle.
"It's just a bit of breathlessness and coughing. Donna is still working for the police and no one knows she's ill, so she's hiding it very well. But what's happening inside her body is actually progressing quickly, even though she's still able to keep it from friends and family."
Verity, 28, has returned to 'Emmerdale' for a five-month stint after initially playing Donna for 11 years between 1998 and 2009.

Enrique Iglesias' father has never met Anna Kournikova.
The 38-year-old star has been in a relationship with the Russian tennis player for 12 years, but Julio Iglesias admits he has never been in the same room as his son's girlfriend.
The 70-year-old Latin singer told the April issue of Billboard magazine: "The last 14 years, 15 years of my life have flown by. And that's the only way I can truly explain it. There's no reason why -- it's not his fault, and it's not my fault."
Enrique started dating Anna, 32, after meeting her on the set of his 'Escape' music video in 2001, but he recently admitted that they have no plans to get married.
He said: "I'm not against marriage, not at all, but when you've been with someone for such a long time, I don't think it's going to bring us closer together. I don't think it's going to make us any happier."
But the hunky star always knew they would end up together because they got on so well.
He said: "She was just the coolest girl in the world to me and we just, we got along."

Khloé Kardashian is "having so much fun" with French Montana.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star, who filed for divorce from Lamar Odom after four years of marriage in December, began "casually dating" the Moroccan-born rapper, 29, last month but is taking their relationship slowly.
A source told PEOPLE.com: "Khloé is totally with him. She's having so much fun with him. She wasn't sure at first where things would lead but he treats her amazingly. That makes her feel really good. She deserves that."
The couple have been spotted on numerous dates in Los Angeles recently and took a trip to Arizona for a night out with friends.
The 29-year-old beauty was also spotted walking through LAX airport with the 'Pop That' hitmaker, who is the CEO of Cocaine City Records, for another getaway with friends earlier this week.
But the insider insisted that Khloé isn't rushing into things, adding: "She's not taking it too seriously, just having fun."
The reality TV star split from Lamar, who signed a new multi-year deal with the New York Knicks this week, following months of rumours he was addicted to cocaine and cheated on her.
Her estranged husband, 34, is "unimpressed" that she has moved on already.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "He thinks Khloé is just doing this to get to him. He's furious."

Katy Perry reportedly wants to have a baby.
The 'Dark Horse' hitmaker, who split from John Mayer for good in February after two tumultuous years together, has told friends that she is yearning to become a mother and doesn't think she needs to be in a relationship.
A source told gossip website RadarOnline.com: "Katy wants kids as soon as possible. She's not talking about new boyfriends so much as finding a guy who can get her pregnant without expecting marriage."
The 29-year-old singer is due to kick off her The Prismatic World Tour in Belfast, Northern Ireland on May 7 but thinks having a baby afterwards would be good for her.
The insider claimed: "If she goes through with this, it will be as much a publicity stunt as anything else in her career. As she admits to her friends all the time, she is addicted to attention!"
Katy split from ex-husband Russell Brand in December 2011 and the Despicable Me 2' star's desire to have kids was one of the reasons their 14-month marriage broke down.
She previously admitted: "Russell really wanted me to have children and I knew I wasn't ready.
"I think it was a way of control. I'd have to be home more."

Marisa Tomei thinks she's too old to play Lady Gaga in a movie.
The 'The Wrestler' actress was flattered to hear the 'Applause' hitmaker would like her to play the 28-year-old singer if there is ever a film made about her life, but doesn't think she is the right person for the role.
Asked if she would consider the offer, the 46-year-old star told 'The View' on Friday (18.04.14): "I was so flattered and I couldn't believe she said that. But I was thinking, 'What kind of movie?' Is it going to be some avant-garde thing where she goes back in time or I would play her older than she actually is? I don't understand, is it a '(The Curious Case of) Benjamin Button' thing?"
The 'Born This Way' singer previously revealed her friends often call her Marisa when she gets angry.
She told SiriusXM's 'The Morning Mash Up' in February: "I would have Marisa Tomei play me. I am such a Marisa Tomei fan.
"All my friends call me Marisa when I get angry. Because my New York accent just flies out of my body and I start smacking my gum."
Meanwhile, Marisa is currently starring in the Broadway production, 'The Realistic Joneses' in New York City and has developed a few rituals before going on stage.
She said: "We do have a bear on the set, so I have to touch the bear. I also do a lot of, I don't know if you'd call it a superstition,' but I do a lot of 'Please help me, please help me!' "

James Franco's ex-manager is being sued for allegedly stealing from the actor for eight years.
Miles Levy, who represented the 'Oz the Great and Powerful' star for 20 years until last year, has been accused by his former business partners, Randall James and Kenneth Jacobson, of diverting the actor's commissions to one of his own companies between 2006 and 2013.
They claim that Levy informed them the star was reducing their commissions from 15 percent to 10 percent in May 2006, but later discovered James "had never directed any such thing," and Levy diverted the five percent difference to his other company Down Goes Frazier.
Court documents - filed on Friday (18.04.14) in Los Angeles Superior Court - also state that Levy made "substantial" personal credit card charges on a card provided to him by the 35-year-old star, according to Variety.com.
James' financial manager, Steven Blatt, and his accounting firm, Tanner & Mainstain, were also named in lawsuit, which claims Blatt helped Levy set up the side venture "for the sole purpose of facilitating this theft."
The 'This Is the End' star fired Miles as his manager last September and reached a confidential settlement with him in December.

Ryan Seacrest is reportedly planning to quit 'American Idol.'
The 39-year-old star, who has hosted the US reality singing competition since its first season in 2002, wants to jump ship before the FOX series is cancelled due to declining ratings.
A source told gossip website RadarOnline.com: "Ryan is telling friends that this season of 'Idol' is likely to be his last. He's lost the passion for it, and desperately wants to do different things at this point in his career, like produce the Oscars and start developing more of his original ideas."
The presenter, who also hosts E!'s red carpet coverage at major award shows, is coming to the end of his $30 million two-year contract with 'American Idol' and is ready to focus on his career as a producer, as he has already had a lot of success with shows, including 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians.'
The source explained: "Ryan's reduced role in this year's Emmys red carpet coverage is a clear move toward a life that involves less hosting and more producing. He wants to transition to behind the scenes more, and is getting fed up with the 'interviewing people' part of his job, when his heart is really in the work he does as a producer."
The insider added: "This season of 'Idol' going to be a real endurance test for Ryan. 'Idol' is holding him back right now, but it's also the most money he's ever been paid for anything, so he has to be a politician about it."