“For my 21st birthday, I think my mother wanted to give me a watch, or something, you know, some kind of traditional thing. And I said, "Well, if you're going to buy me something, there's a Gibson Melody Maker guitar advertised in the paper for 60 dollars. Do you think I could have that?" And I think that she was very disappointed that at 21 I was still messing around with that sort of thing. She didn't understand what it was all about. But now she understands it, and likes it.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingWellsKindSaidStillsWantedMotherWatchesPaperGive MeDollarsGuitarLikesTraditionalMelodyMakersDisappointed21st Birthday Author:Chrissie Hynde
“The cliché of that sort of wasted, renegade, drugged-out musician of the '70s is kind of dead and gone now. And I suppose that a lot of people still keep relying on that, or some kind of image to perpetuate something that they think they're supposed to sound like. But that kind of takes you away from real inspiration and, you know, real artistic discovery of the individual.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindStillsRealInspirationIndividualSoundGoneMusicianDiscoveryArtisticRenegades Author:Chrissie Hynde
“I think if I lost an edge, or the music didn't have the aggression or whatever, which is maybe one of the hallmarks of what I do, if indeed it is, I still think if you have something original in what you do and you keep doing that, then you're all right.” IfsThinkingStillsLostOriginalsEdgesAggressionHallmark Author:Chrissie Hynde
“I just want to be as regular, and get by with doing the least amount of publicity, but still look really cool, you know? And get a bit of respect.” KnowsWantLooksStillsBitsAmountPublicityReally Cool Author:Chrissie Hynde
“The Clash were innovative, radical and helped drive a change in music that was ground-breaking. In comparison to some of the music today they sounded like they meant it. I still listen to their music today to remind myself what music made with commitment sounds like.” MadeStillsTodaySoundCommitmentRadicalComparisonInnovativeClash Author:Chrissie Hynde
