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9781101912232

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Paperback

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Limited edition

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2017-05-09

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Rando­m Hou­se

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Sales:8.875

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Artist

Chrissie Hynde

The Pretenders

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Doubleday

Chrissie Hynde is a post-punk singer-songwriter, born on September 7, 1951 in Akron, Ohio, USA. She has been the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter with the group The Pretenders since 1978. Known for her powerful vocals and distinctive guitar playing, Hynde has also collaborated with various artists in different musical genres including dance.
From 1984 to 1990, she was married to Jim Kerr. Hynde's brother is Terry Hynde.
Similar artists to Chrissie Hynde include Eliza Gilkyson, Rickie Lee Jones, Eilen Jewell, Cowboy Junkies, Ray Davies, Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Williams, Bettye LaVette,
Pretenders (her own band), Nick Lowe,
Mary Gauthier,
Chuck Prophet,
Emma Swift,
Steve Forbert,
Mavis Staples,
Elliott Murphy,
Jimmy LaFave,
John Hiatt,
Joe Henry and Shannon McNally.

Music

New Wave / Post Punk

From one of rock's most iconic women: a brilliant, kick-ass, no-holds-barred memoir of a rock life lived to the hilt.

Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of the Pretenders, has been one of the most adored and widely imitated figures in rock since she burst into the scene thirty-five years ago. This long-awaited memoir tells her life story in full and fascinating detail, from her all-American 1950s childhood in Ohio to her classic baby boomer seduction by the rock of the 60s; from her sojourn into the seminal '70s London punk scene to her emergence with the Pretenders into instant stardom. She brings to these pages a fantastic eye for detail, a razor-sharp sense of humor, and a fearless and sometimes naked emotional honesty. Every line, every word of it is unmistakably hers.

Reckless: My Life as a Pretender

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