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Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer with Pretenders, stares into the camera wearing a Motorhead T-shirt

“I have a few guitars but if I don’t play them for a while, I punish myself by giving them away. It’s not fair to have a guitar in a lockup…” The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne on songwriting and the “solo-shy” James Honeyman-Scott

By Marc McStea published

Chrissie Hynde has been leading The Pretenders for 45 years now. She and co-guitarist James Walbourne on developing style, the pressure to stay faithful to old guitar parts and more...

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Chrissie Hynde Gets the Band Back Together and Takes No Prisoners as the Pretenders Return with "Hate for Sale"

By Richard Bienstock published

Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne on writing, youth culture, and capturing the Pretenders' rock 'n' roll energy on record.

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