Debbie’s weary heart ‘I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR’
‘Now I force myself to do things and be brave’
For many Debbie Harwood fans, it’s all about her signature smoky voice, which has meant that for more than 40 years she has been front and centre of New Zealand music. Whether she was singing in her own band, other people’s groups or producing in the studio, her career has been rock solid.
Which is why it was no surprise that the band she formed with four other incredible women singers, When the Cat’s Away, was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame last December.
“I didn’t realise how loved we were,” says Debbie, 61, whose idea it was to form the band back in the mid ’80s.
“I was working for Harlequin Studios and had my own band, but one night I woke up and thought about what would happen if the five of us got together and had a sing,” she recalls. “It just felt like it would be something great, but then I dragged my heels because I was a bit embarrassed to ask
