“I don't think it's good to be sentimental, so I try not to be.” ThinkingTryingSentimental Author:Chrissie Hynde
“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 don't like to think that I'm on a treadmill of album, tour, promotion and all that.” ThinkingAlbumsPromotionTreadmills Author:Chrissie Hynde
“I like Madonna a lot. I think she's really good and I think she's a good singer. I think she looks good and she's got a nice kind of... I don't think she's got a sinister or cynical vibe around her, and I don't think she's got any sort of bullshit around her.” ThinkingLooksKindNiceSingersCynicalBullshitSinister Author:Chrissie Hynde
“Everyone has their set of problems and I'm certainly not going to sensationalize mine or try to evoke pity or sympathy out of people because I don't think they warrant that sort of thing. That's my private karma that I have to work out.” PeopleThinkingTryingProblemMinesWork OutKarmaPityEvokeWarrants Author:Chrissie Hynde
“Let's face it, we do have this mating instinct that just won't quit, you know? Just when you think it's safe to come out, there it is again. You're driving down the street, and it's the last thing on your mind, and all of a sudden you're like, "Oh, he looks nice," and you're up a lamppost.” ThinkingKnowsMindLooksLastsFacesNiceStreetsSafeInstinctQuittingDrivingMating Author:Chrissie Hynde
“I think Bob Dylan's a good songwriter. I think he's the best songwriter in the world probably.” ThinkingWorldBobSongwritersDylan Author:Chrissie Hynde
“I've done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that-stuff I'm not ashamed of, but that doesn't represent my legacy with the Pretenders...I think domesticity certainly doesn't make it easy to write, you know, because you've got a lot of distractions and I think a writer is always looking for distractions.” ThinkingKnowsWritingDoneFilmSongEasyStuffLegacyAshamedSongwritingDistractionSoundtracksPretenderDomesticity Author:Chrissie Hynde
