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I've done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that - stuff I'm not ashamed of, but that doesn't represent my legacy with the Pretenders.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Ashamed Done Film Legacy Like Lots Pretenders Represent Songs Soundtracks Stuff Things

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All these fifty-year-old guys wearing baseball caps and shorts and acting like children. It winds me up. Men don't have to take responsibility anymore. Most of the guys I know would punch me on the nose for saying this, but maybe we do have to bring back conscription.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Acting Anymore Back Baseball Bring Caps Children Conscription Guys Know Like Maybe Me Men Most Nose Punch Responsibility Saying Shorts Take Up Wearing Winds Would

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In my experience lust only ever leads to misery. All that suspicion and jealousy and anguish it unleashes. I don't want those things in my life.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Anguish Ever Experience Jealousy Leads Life Lust Misery My Life Only Suspicion Things Those Want

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If you're an artist, you need to work. It doesn't matter how old you are, who you are. It doesn't matter if you're 12: if you draw, you draw. If you're 85 and you paint, you paint.

~Chrissie Hynde

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I'll make music as long as I can sing and stand up and hold a guitar and I feel like doing this.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Doing Feel Guitar Hold Like Long Make Music Sing Stand Stand Up Up I Feel I Can I Feel Like

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I am very grateful to punk because I was a girl, and I felt like if I got in a band, I'd be kind of a novelty act, but punk was all about non-discrimination. No one cared because it was punk, so, you know, anyone could do anything they wanted.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: About Act Am Anyone Anything Band Be Kind Because Cared Could Felt Girl Got Grateful Kind Know Like Novelty Punk Very Wanted You I Am

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The only thing I've ever offered the public is some music. If they like the music, that's great. Turn on the radio. If they don't like it, switch it off.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Ever Great Like Music Off Offered Only Public Radio Some Switch The Only Thing Thing Turn

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I just liked music, and I really liked rock guitar. I didn't think I was going to be a rock guitar player, because I was a girl. I would've been too shy to play with guys.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Because Been Girl Going Guitar Guitar Player Guys Just Liked Music Play Player Really Rock Shy Think Too

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All I can really remember doing was listening to the radio and listening to records when I was at school. I wasn't very academic, and I certainly wasn't a very good student.

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I did make a lot of my own clothes. I used to love to sew, so I made my own shirts and bell bottoms and modified my own clothes, which is what we did during the punk period.

~Chrissie Hynde

Topics: Bell Clothes Did Lot Love Made Make Modified My Own Own Period Punk Sew Shirts To Love Used Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 7th, 1951

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