“Regardless of the circumstances surrounding a sexual assault, a victim is never to blame. perform Bob Dylan covers, classic Kinks, Pretenders & more. “This feeling of self-blame, described by Chrissie Hynde, can often prevent survivors from coming forward and getting the support that they deserve,” Katherine Hull Fliflet, VP of Communications at RAINN, said in a statement. New album Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan out now. Pretenders front woman Chrissie Hynde’s memoir, Reckless, didnt officially go on sale until today, but Hynde has already been in the. Without him the Pretenders wouldn’t have happened. Lemmy was very instrumental in my history, Hynde told Marc Maron in his WTF podcast in 2014. Hynde was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the Pretenders. She has also released a number of songs with other musicians including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40, and she released the solo album Stockholm in 2014. Hynde’s assessment runs contrary to the messaging used by most organizations to prevent sexual assault and help survivors, like RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Pretenders drummer Martin Chambers, who remains the only original member with Hynde in the 2020 Pretenders line-up, was recommended to Hynde by Motrhead’s Lemmy. Hynde formed the Pretenders in 1978 with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Chambers.

You know, if you don’t want to entice a rapist, don’t wear high heels so you can’t run from him.” But if I’m being very lairy and putting it about and being provocative, then you are enticing someone who’s already unhinged - don’t do that. Akron, Ohio born and bred Christine Ellen Hynde has led the Pretenders from the top of the charts since the band’s debut single, a 1979 rethink of Ray. “If I’m walking around and I’m very modestly dressed and I’m keeping to myself and someone attacks me, then I’d say that’s his fault. “If I’m walking around in my underwear and I’m drunk? Who else’s fault can it be?” Hynde says. In the interview, she takes a similar stance on other women’s sexual assaults, writing that women who wear revealing clothes are “asking for it.” It’s not any secret, is it?” she concluded. Books (2) Music (3) Posters and Printed Items (9) Tour Merchandise (15) Pretenders Merchandise. She posted the Feb.“If you play with fire, you get burnt. From leading demos to writing countless letters to inviting PETA to table at. In fact, there is absolutely nothing that the gutsy, outspoken Pretenders frontwoman and founder wouldn’t do to further the cause of animal rights. Hynde said she believes Assange has 'been duly punished' over the last 10 years and 'should now be set free.' Over the years, PETA and animals have always been able to count on Chrissie Hynde. Hynde released nine studio albums with The Pretenders, beginning with 1980’s Pretenders, which Rolling Stone called the 13 Best Debut Album of All Time. Hynde also explained the purpose of the letter was to ask the president to assist in the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who currently is in a British jail and faces extradition to the United States. Chrissie Hynde is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the enduring rock band The Pretenders. But in her letter to the president she said America is a place where people can disagree without getting 'your head chopped off.' Hynde, who has had multiple top music hits such as 'Back on the Chain Gang' and 'Talk of the Town,' is a liberal on some issues, including animal rights. () - Rock musician Chrissie Hynde, who formed The Pretenders band in 1978, wrote an open letter to President Donald Trump on Monday stating that her late father, a World War II veteran, 'would have enjoyed your presidency,' and would have been 'delighted' to have seen Trump award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh during the State of the Union speech.

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