Chrissie
Hynde
Lead Singer For The Pretenders
And Animal Rights Activist
| Since
the late '70s, singer/guitarist/songwriter Chrissie Hynde
has been the leader of one of rock's most widely beloved
bands, the Pretenders. Born on September 7, 1951 in Akron,
OH, Hynde was turned on to rock the same way zillions
of others did in the '60s -- via such British invasion
bands as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, and
the Kinks. After attending Kent State University in the
early '70s (where she witnessed first hand the tragic
Kent State Killings of 1970) and forming one of her first
rock bands (with future members of Devo), Hynde became
enamored with such proto-punk bands as the Stooges and
the Velvet Underground. Fed up with the U.S. music scene,
Hynde bought a one way ticket to London, England, where
she became a rock critic. |
Chrissie
Hynde Biography Continued
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