I’ve never specified when I’ve been auditioning anyone that we want a man. * Interestingly, Hynde has never had another female member in the group. But (the current members) were at least Pretenders fans so they all were influenced by the original band, so the general mood of the band has remained the same.’ The only band I compare it to is the original band, which didn’t’ last before long, because that is the musical style of the Pretenders. ‘That’s quite a long time, but I don’t compare any of the bands. * The current lineup of the Pretenders has been together for a decade, making it the longest-lived in Pretenders history. The way we perceive time is very relative and constantly changing.’ If I look back on the last couple of years I can’t remember which month I did what. If I’m on tour, three weeks feels like two months. ‘I don’t know how someone can even say how time feels. ‘I don’t really have a sense of that,’ she says by phone from Cincinnati. * Hynde, 66, is not throwing any parties to celebrate the Pretenders’ 40-year mark. Jones, but Pretenders have remained a constant and now enjoys its own kind of classic status, as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction during 2005… Hynde has released a solo album and formed a short-lived band with J.P. Over the years suffered tragedies (the deaths of founding guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon) and a procession of 18 members, with Hynde as the sole constant - though original drummer Martin Chambers has been back on board since 1994. Chrissie Hynde leads the Pretenders Friday night, July 13, supporting Journey and Def Leppard at Detroit''s Comerica Park (Photo by Ken Settle)įorty years ago Ohio expatriate Chrissie Hynde put together the Pretenders in London, fusing 60s classic rock, punk and new wave into an exciting synthesis that yielded instant - and enduring acclaim with its 1980 debut album.
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