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While there are a number of great female rock singers there are very few actual female rockers. For over 40 years she has been anywhere from the edges to the center of what we call Rock & Roll. From being in a band with Mark Mothersbaugh to working at NME to rubiing shoulders with Malcom Mclaren. She almost married 2 different Sex Pistols (Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious), auditioned for 999 (incredibly huge in the UK) and left Masters of the Backside just before they changed their name to The DAMNED and topped it all off with a child with a rock icon Ray Davies. Oh, she also had 4 #1 singles and 3 top 10 albums.
So what brought out this story? I got The Pretenders With Friends blue-ray for Christmas and was just slack jawed at how 39 years since I first saw her how little had changed. She still has the guitar chops, plays a mean harp and when I closed my eyes the same voice I heard all those years ago. At 67 when this was recorded Chrissie still brings it . If you are a Pretenders fan this is a great addition to your collection.
So what brought out this story? I got The Pretenders With Friends blue-ray for Christmas and was just slack jawed at how 39 years since I first saw her how little had changed. She still has the guitar chops, plays a mean harp and when I closed my eyes the same voice I heard all those years ago. At 67 when this was recorded Chrissie still brings it . If you are a Pretenders fan this is a great addition to your collection.