Chrissie Hynde
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The great Pretender: Chrissie Hynde talks Dylan documentary and why her badass image is 'all a bluff'
"That post-modern feminism thing. …All of these qualities that are feminine qualities inherently have been kind of sidelined by this idea of taking control and being a hard-ass and not taking any s***. My mind doesn't think that way."
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Chrissie Hynde Dismisses Kardashians and Madonna, Weighs in on Feminism: 'You Gotta Be So Careful with What You Say Now'
Chrissie Hynde is a woman of many convictions – but she'll stand by them, whether popular, controversial or otherwise. Now 60, The Pretenders frontwoman has chronicled her sex-, drugs- and rock 'n' roll-filled career in a memoir, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender, now available for sale in paperback. ...
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The 10 Most Notorious Rock Star Interviews Ever
Chrissie Hynde gets prickly when responding to the sexual assault controversy spurred by a revelation in her memoir (NPR Morning Edition, October 2015) While doing press to promote her new autobiography Reckless: My Life as a Pretender, Hynde has created a stir with her story about being sexually assaulted as a young woman by a gang of bikers and blaming herself for the attack. She made the shocking revelation in an interview with British newspaper The Guardian.
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The Best in Late-Night Music: Week of Sept. 21
Music that reaches for the higher ground. It was on full display, acted the airwaves. Maybe it’s the Pope-effect on late-night TV. This week’s late-night winner: Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders founder did not perform this week, but in making the rounds for her autobiography, Reckless, she was a much-needed reminder of what it means to be a rock star who isn’t overly media-trained, afraid of being impolitic, nor concerned about making the perfect soundbite.