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“I was a single mom with two kids. What else was I going to do? It was either be in a band or be a waitress.”

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Chrissie Hynde, born on September 7, 1951, is an accomplished musician, singer, and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is renowned for her unique musical style and contributions to the indie rock genre. more

“Whatever I'm already doing becomes enhanced when I smoke pot. It can also be demotivating, because if I'm not doing anything and I smoke a joint, it enhances just sitting in a chair. Then I don't even want to get up to change a record. That might not be a bad thing, but you have to get things done once in a while.”

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Author:Chrissie Hynde

“My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.”

Speak Volume

Author:Mos Def

“A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss”

Ballads

Author:Chrissie Hynde

“I was never too interested in high school. I mean, I never went to a dance, I never went out on a date, I never went steady. It became pretty awful for me. Except, of course, I could go see bands, and that was the kick. I used to go to Cleveland just to see any band. So I was in love a lot of the time, but mostly with guys in bands that I had never met. For me, knowing that Brian Jones was out there, and later that Iggy Pop was out there, made it kind of hard for me to get too interested in the guys that were around me. I had, uh, bigger things in mind.”

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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.”

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Author:Chrissie Hynde

“Americans like the British kind of quirkiness and the strange accent. They find it kind of cute or something, with a certain charm.”

Kind Certain Strange British Cute Charm Accents

Author:Nick Park

“Gromit was the name of a cat. When I started modeling the cat I just didn't feel it was quite right, so I made it into a dog because he could have a bigger nose and bigger, longer legs.”

Feels Made Names Dog Cat Bigger Legs Made It Noses Modeling

Author:Nick Park

“I'm always there at home thinking of Wallace and Gromit ideas.”

Thinking Ideas Home

Author:Nick Park

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