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Nov 9, 2016 · Chrissie Hynde: 'I am very grateful to punk'. With her band the Pretenders, Hynde has blazed a defiant trail through rock’n’roll for four decades. Just don’t call her a role model – or ...
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British musician. She is a founding member and the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band The Pretenders, and one of the band's two remaining original members alongside drummer Martin Chambers.
new wave. … (fronted by former rock journalist Chrissie Hynde), the Police, and U2, who became hugely popular. Although punk was pronounced dead (though it later would inspire grunge and alternative), the music and fashion sensibilities of new wave continued to influence pop music through the 1990s.
