My life as a pretender ebook written by chrissie hynde. My life as a pretender by chrissie hynde, paperback. Chrissie hynde, for nearly four decades the singersongwriter undisputed leader of the pretenders. You can read her book and wax nostalgic about band culture in the.
Reckless has sparked controversy for a seedy scene involving hynde and a biker gang she used to hang out with in ohio. We see her allamerican 1950s childhood in ohio, and her teenage self falling for the rock music of the 1960s. The book was published on september 8, 2015 by doubleday, new york and london. Chrissie hyndes forthcoming autobiography, reckless.
Because chrissie hynde is, among other things, one of rocks great survivors. If eat, pray, love had been my first book id have been. Reckless is a great title for this book and for chrissie hynde. Most recently, she released the album stockholm, under her own name, in 2014. Her perfect 50s american childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock n roll, motorbikes and the get down boys seen at gigs in and around cleveland mitch ryder, the jeff beck group, the velvet underground and david bowie among the many. It is a very entertaining read, because chrissie hynde has led a truly rocknroll life.
Sep 08, 2015 reckless ebook written by chrissie hynde. Chrissie hynde with the valve bone woe ensemble valve bone woe is out now. Chrissie hynde is by far one of the most humble and modest rock stars ever, almost like she doesnt take herself seriously or believes in her own talent. Few other rock stars have managed to combine her swagger, sexiness, stage presence, knack for putting words to music, gorgeous voice and just allaround kickassedness into such a potent and alluring package. Reckless and the public shaming of chrissie hynde the. My overriding feeling when i got to the end was that it is a miracle that she is still alive given the industrial scale of drug and alcohol consumption described in this book reckless is a good title. Reckless gives us some insight into a time that changed music forever and how icons like chrissie, john lydon, lemmy, and iggy pop started out and made. Pretenders singer and songwriter chrissie hynde has no regrets. Reckless chrissie hynde, for nearly four decades the singersongwriter undisputed leader of the pretenders, is a justly legendary figure. Chrissie hynde, the lead singer of the pretenders, believes she is at fault for her own rape. In the aptly titled reckless, chrissie hynde has given us one of the very best we have. My life as a pretender by chrissie hynde goodreads.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Shes written a book thats just as slack and disappointing as so many. Her perfect 50s american childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock n roll, motorbikes and the get down boys seen at gigs in and around cleveland mitch. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chrissie hynde, the ballsy, brave and brilliant brains behind the pretenders has written her autobiography, which is as prickly and sparkly and difficult as the guitar riffs and complicated time. Chrissie hyndes instagram profile has 61 photos and videos. She admits in the prologue that she didnt publish this book until her straitlaced, aspirational parents died. Chrissie hynde, for nearly four decades the singersongwriter undisputed. Her mesmerizing presence radiates from every line and page of this book. My life as a pretender, is brimming with insider yarns to endlessly delight pretenders acolytes and students of rock n roll lore in. Sure, she has great anecdotes and a fascinating story. Chrissie hyndes reckless details a rockers life the. A musical biography by adam sobsey university of texas press when chrissie hynde published her 2015 autobiography reckless.
Its a shame this book only covers the period of her life up to her marriage to. Chrissie hynde dated the hells angels who raped her and then. A memoir by the singer and songwriter chrissie hynde. Sep 08, 2015 a powerful and uncompromising memoir from one of rocks most charismatic stars. Praise for reckless chrissie hynde s autobiography, reckless, outrocks them all.
Chrissie hynde has just written the rock memoir of the year. Reckless gives us some insight into a time that changed music forever and how icons like chrissie, john lydon, lemmy, and iggy pop started out and made it happen. Sep 23, 2015 chrissie hyndes memoir reads like a cautionary tale of the perils of drug abuse. Im just telling my story the pretenders founder discusses her new memoir, reckless. My life as a pretender and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. By the time she was 14, chrissie hynde knew she had to get out of akron, ohio. Nov 22, 2015 a memoir by the singer and songwriter chrissie hynde. It could have done with a tighter edit, but chrissie hyndes memoir boasts amazing anecdotes. Apparently written without a coauthor, reckless certainly gives an accurate sense of what its like to sit down with chrissie hynde.
We have copies translated into danish, finnish, german, spanish or dutch. Chrissie hynde seems to have spent much of her adolescence and twenties as a punk in search of a movement. You can read her book and wax nostalgic about band culture in the late 60s and early 70s. I love chrissie hynde, the pretenders and anything from that era, especially uk punk, the kind described in this book. Chrissie hynde is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as the leader of the pretenders. Chrissie hynde opens up about sex, rape, drugs and everything else from her rock n roll life in new book reckless by sherryl connelly new york daily news.
Sep 17, 2015 reckless has sparked controversy for a seedy scene involving hynde and a biker gang she used to hang out with in ohio. Sep 05, 2015 in this excerpt from her new autobiography, reckless. Chrissie hyndes memoir is part bravado, part regret. She is high on quaaludes when the bikers propose going back to. My life as a pretender doubleday, rock legend chrissie hynde, of the pretenders, writes about growing up in. My life as a pretender, chrissie hynde confesses some misgivings about the tale shes about to tell. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read reckless. In the prologue to her entertaining and aptly titled memoir, reckless.
Reckless by chrissie hynde penguin books australia. She is high on quaaludes when the bikers propose going back to their place. In her new autobiography, eighties rock chick and feminist icon chrissie hynde reveals that she was raped by a. I like the pretenders good bunch of singles, most of the really good ones still sound close to great too. She seems needlessly angry, jumped up and fronting. You can now find chrissies book reckless available from us in several languages or on audio discs, which are fabulous for listening to in the car. Chrissie hynde, for nearly four decades the singersongwriter undisputed leader of the pretenders, is a justly legendary figure. The sisterhood is still reeling in shock and anger. Chrissie hynde s autobiography, reckless, outrocks them all. My life as a pretender doubleday, rock legend chrissie hynde, of the pretenders, writes about growing up in ohio and her childhood and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Chrissie hynde s memoir is part bravado, part regret.
A powerful and uncompromising memoir from one of rocks most charismatic stars. Pretenders classic back on the chain gang is now on the official pretenders. My life as a pretender is a memoir by the american musician chrissie hynde, a member of rock band the pretenders. Hynde opened the vegiterranean, a vegan restaurant in akron, ohio in november 2007. Chrissie hynde of pretenders blames self for rape in book time.
Hynde released nine studio albums as the pretenders, beginning with1980s pretenders, which rolling stone ranked in the top 15 best debut albums of all time. Loved the book, very entertaining and well written. Hynde proves that she can compete with male rock stars in another essential way. Chrissie hynde, leader of the pretenders, is one of the most widely imitated figures in rock. At least about her muchattacked comments on rape in an interview published last. Chrissie hyndes autobiography, reckless, lacks the exquisiteness of.
But in books, unlike music, this is often the ticket readers pay for. Chrissie hynde is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the enduring rock band the pretenders. In this excerpt from her new autobiography,reckless. The book ends with the breakup of the original band. Chrissie hyndes memoir reads like a cautionary tale of the perils of drug abuse. Its a shame this book only covers the period of her life up to her marriage to jim kerr, would be interesting to include that too.
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