Hynde holed up in seclusion and gave birth to her and Davies’ daughter in 1983, but tragedy tracked her down again-Farndon also overdosed and died that year. The Pretenders unleashed their second album to substantial success, though there was trouble for its members on personal fronts: Farndon was kicked out for drug abuse, and just two days after his ousting, Honeyman-Scott died of a heroin/cocaine overdose in London. On a 1980 stateside tour, Hynde met her music idol Davies and the two fell in love. Hynde's growl, accompanied by Honeyman-Scott’s elongated chords, effects and syncopated rhythms…it was punk and new wave and rock altogether, and it absolutely worked. Taking their name from the Platters hit “The Great Pretender,” they recorded a hit version of Ray Davies’ “Stop Your Sobbing.” After other singles “Kid” and “Brass in Pocket” did similarly well, the released their self-titled debut. In 1978, she assembled a band that included boyfriend Pete Farndon, drummer Martin Chambers and guitarist James Honeyman-Scott. After a few years at Kent State, it was off to London for Hynde, where she worked stints as a rock journalist and boutique employee (at a racy little shop owned by Malcom McLaren, by the way), and hung around Sid Vicious and soon-to-be members of the Clash and the Damned. Out of her home town Akron, Ohio, Chrissie’s first band was called Saturday Sunday Matinee, which included keyboardist Mark Mothersbaugh (he of Devo, years later). She’s the one you go to for honest, autobiographical lyrics, brave band leadership and the joy that is a Pretenders record (because she rocks). I gotta have some of your attention, give it to me.”Ĭhrissie Hynde isn’t the one you go to for a good rack of lamb recipe (because she’s an adamant vegetarian and animal rights activist).
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