Nor did they ever have big chart success again. But from my memory, nothing they produced was ever as clever, after those deaths. The Pretenders would have continued to produce really good music. But those young men and their families lost them at an extremely young age. She went on to marry Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds. Resulted in The Pretenders never really finding the same success after that. The death of these 2 talented guitarists within a 2 year period. ![]() I’m judgey about this because quite quickly this resulted in the deaths of 2 key original band members. She was the one who introduced hard drugs to band members of The Pretenders. Not a big fan of the lead singer, Chrissie Hynde. Even tho I’ve never knew what the expression Brass In Pocket meant till years later. She was in no way responsible for James and Pete’s deaths. Melinda from AustraliaI’d like to apologise for slandering Chrissie Hynde.Especially up here in the Great Lakes states! ![]() Antigone from Kent OhioClive, Welcome to reality! The Detroit lean is a way of driving.She also shares the origin of the term "Brass in Pocket" and other interesting insights: Bruce Hurley from North CarolinaAccording to this interview with Chrissie, "bottle" is Cockney rhyming slang for "ass" (bottle and glass).The band Dexys Midnight Runners took their name from the pill. At the time, dexy abuse was common in the UK, especially amongst musicians and clubgoers. "Pulling a girl" means finding a companion for the evening "dexies" are Dexedrine pills, which give the user a jolt of energy. She had clearly internalized the British argot. Or take a couple of dexies and you're in gear for the evening but on the train home it's different." ![]() It's like buying a pair of new boots and you feel great but then you get home and see you spots in the mirror. "It's along the lines of the guy who is feeling very insecure, not about pulling a girl but, say, trying to be accepted by the guys down the pub. "It's very lightweight pop type of song, nothing heavy about it," she said. Hynde rarely explains what her songs are about, but she let on with this one in a 1980 interview with Sounds. If it makes you cry, I can only say, in the words of Willie Nelson, ‘YOU were always on my mind.’ ”ĭoubleday editor Gerry Howard added, “Ever since becoming besotted by the first Pretenders album in 1980, Chrissie Hynde has always been my idea of what a rock star should be - incredibly talented and magnetic and charismatic and unapologetically herself in all circumstances."Brass In Pocket" was written by Pretenders lead singer Chrissie Hynde and guitarist James Honeyman-Scott. I hope it makes you want to dance, have fun, dig out some old records and maybe even root through your closet and dust off your guitar. When the project was first announced, Hynde said, “I’m approaching writing this memoir much the same way as I would an album. Hynde has two daughters, one with Kinks frontman Ray Davies and another with Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr, who she was married to from 1984-1990. Her most recent album, Stockholm, came out in June 2014. 52 on its list of best albums.) Hynde has also preformed as a solo artist. Their self-titled debut album is considered one of the best of all time ( VH1 had it as No. ![]() In 1978 she formed the Pretenders with James Honeyman-Scott, Peter Farndon and Martin Chambers. Jameela Jamil Says She Dropped Out of Audition for 'You' Season 4 Because "I Don't Do Sex Scenes"
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