Debbie Harry wants spent her 80th birthday remembering her Blondie bandmate Clem Burke.

The 79-year-old rock star shot to fame as the lead singer of the 'One Way Or Another' hitmakers in the 1970s alongside drummer Clem - who died in April at the age of 70 - and wants to keep things relatively simple as she celebrates the life of her late co-star.

She told People: "I hope to be with my friends and to celebrate the life of my drummer, Clem Burke, who recently passed, and celebrate my own life."

Clem died following a "a private battle with cancer" and at the time of his death, the band noted that his "influence extended far beyond" that of the band.

Debbie hasn't let thoughts of her upcoming birthday consume her but admitted recently that she often still feels as if she is 25.

She added: "I don't walk around thinking every minute, oh my God, I'm going be 80 -- but that's sort of how I feel. My mother used to say in her head she was 25 and I'm the same."

However, Debbie doesn't want her life now to look like it did when she was 25 years old and instead has found a kind of "beauty" in the passage of time.

She said: "But thinking about it all the time could be your downfall. And I don't really want the same kind of life I did when I was younger. I've done that! That's the beauty of ageing -- you know what it's about. You have it in your heart and soul and your memory bank … or does that sound like an excuse? Should I go out and party every night

Meanwhile, Debbie revealed that has kept "everything" from her time in Blondie and is hoping all her clothes and memorabilia from her heyday in an exhibition one day.

She said: "I have everything. I have everything, and I hope to put on a little exhibition at some point!"