Chrissie hynde, the lead singer of the pretenders, believes she is at fault for her own rape. Hynde proves that she can compete with male rock stars in another essential way. Reckless, she dedicated more than pages to memories of growing up in ohio. The daily beast chrissie hynde s autobiography, reckless, outrocks them all. In the end, its understandable that hynde has some regrets, but its also heartening that bad girls sometimes finish first. My life as a pretender by chrissie hynde goodreads. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. Chrissie hynde has received some flak for this memoir, namely the two pages about her sexual assault by a biker gang.
Reckless gives us some insight into a time that changed music forever and how icons like chrissie, john lydon, lemmy, and iggy pop started out and made it happen. Reckless chrissies autobiography, finnish hardback copy. Reckless my life as a pretender by chrissie hynde 9781101912232 paperback, 2016. Chrissie hynde talks to john niven about reckless youtube. She opens her highly anticipated memoir, reckless, with redundant.
Reckless is a great title for this book and for chrissie hynde. Chrissie hyndes reckless is a frank and witty memoir. Chrissie hynde scraps plans for new book, records bob dylan songs for album mark j. John niven interviews chrissie hynde about her book reckless youtube by the time she was 14, chrissie hynde knew she had to get out of akron, ohio. Sep 02, 2015 the averageness of reckless is a letdown, because ms. A musical biography traces this legends journey from teenage encounters with rock royalty to the publication of her controversial memoir reckless in 2015. Dec 14, 2016 reckless by chrissie hynde, 9781785031465, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ben rayner, toronto star reckless certainly gives an accurate sense of what its like to sit down with chrissie hynde shes acerbic, clever, confrontational. We see her allamerican 1950s childhood in ohio, and her teenage self falling for the rock music. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read reckless. My life as a pretender doubleday, rock legend chrissie hynde, of the pretenders, writes about growing up in ohio and her childhood and. Reckless by chrissie hynde penguin books new zealand. Reckless book whistler public library bibliocommons.
This was all my doing, she says of her sexual assault in her new book reckless. Sep 19, 2016 chrissie hynde has just written the rock memoir of the year. My life as a pretender ebook written by chrissie hynde. The buffalo news this longawaited memoir tells hyndes life story in full and utterly fascinating detail. She does it her way, which is an inimitable multiplicity of things. Official shop for chrissie hynde selling music and tour merchandise. A powerful and uncompromising memoir from one of rocks most charismatic stars. My life as a pretender, chrissie hynde confesses some misgivings about the tale shes about to tell. Reckless chrissies autobiography, german hardback copy. Chrissie hynde is a grammywinning singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the lead singer of the enduring rock band the pretenders. In the aptly titled reckless, chrissie hynde has given us one of the very best we have.
Chrissie hynde serves up a hearty and satisfying meal in reckless, writing with the sort of candor and humor rarely found in books by her male counterparts. Sep 08, 2015 now, in her noholdsbarred memoir reckless, chrissie hynde tells, with all the fearless candor, sharp humor and depth of feeling weve come to expect, exactly where she came from and what her. The early sections of the book, when hynde writes about the evolution of her musical taste. In just over 300 pages, reckless charges through her life with, ahem, reckless abandon, taking us from her northern ohio upbringing through the demise of the first, combustible incarnation of her iconic band, the pretenders.
Hynde is an irresistible, unapologetic storyteller. Hynde writes just like she lives, and just like she makes music. This uncompromising whateverness fits with the figure staring out from the cover of reckless. John niven interviews chrissie hynde about her book reckless. Reckless about the author praise for reckless related titles our top books, exclusive content and competitions. Books 6 music 3 posters and printed items 5 tour merchandise 19 pretenders merchandise. Chrissie hynde scraps plans for new book, records bob. Because chrissie hynde is, among other things, one of rocks great survivors. Adam sobsey digs deep into hynde s catalog, extolling her underrated songwriting gifts and the greatness of the pretenders early classics and revealing how her more. Chrissie hynde has just written the rock memoir of the year. By the time she was 14, chrissie hynde knew she had to get out of akron, ohio. My overriding feeling when i got to the end was that it is a miracle that she is still alive given the industrial scale of drug and alcohol consumption described in this book reckless is a good title. Jan 01, 2015 reckless is an enthusiastic love letter to the artists and the music that shaped hynde s existence.
The book was published on september 8, 2015 by doubleday, new york and london. From chrissie hynde, one of rocks most iconic, alluring, kickass, and lets face it sexy women, a brilliant, noholds barred memoir of a rock life lived to the hilt. It is a very entertaining read, because chrissie hynde has led a truly rocknroll life. Reckless 9781785031465 by chrissie hynde and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Chrissie hynde, for nearly four decades the singersongwriter undisputed leader of the pretenders, is a justly legendary figure.
About reckless chrissie hynde, leader of the pretenders, is one of the most widely imitated figures in rock. Her allamerican upbringing in akron, ohio, a child of postwar power and prosperity. Her mesmerizing presence radiates from every line and page of this book. Reckless german printed hardback copy by the time she was 14, chrissie hynde knew she had to get out of akron, ohio. She was a student at kent state when the ohio national guard opened fire on young people there. Against a tapestry of the urban decay of her hometown of akron, hynde walks a fine line between fan and groupie, effortlessly ingratiating herself. Reckless is an enthusiastic love letter to the artists and the music that shaped hynde s existence. She writes just like she lives, and just like she makes music. My life as a pretender by chrissie hynde 3,416 ratings. Sep 01, 2015 chrissie hyndes autobiography, reckless, lacks the exquisiteness of patti smiths just kids, the charm of bob dylans chronicles and the humor of keith richardss life, but it.
Dec 17, 2015 reckless, though, is probably a book for fans, although that would include fans of punk as well as of the pretenders. Reckless written by chrissie hynde, published by anchor which was released on 08 september 2015. Reckless by chrissie hynde penguin random house audio. Aug 09, 2016 reckless by chrissie hynde, 9781101912232, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Reckless book windsor public library bibliocommons.
Chrissie hynde of pretenders blames self for rape in book. Jul 14, 2016 buy reckless 01 by hynde, chrissie isbn. Sep 08, 2015 pretenders front woman chrissie hynde s memoir, reckless, didnt officially go on sale until today, but hynde has already been in the headlines for more than a week, for inflammatory. Chrissie hynde is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the enduring rock band. Download the pretenders and chrissie hynde book pdf epub. In the section of reckless thats gotten the most attention, hynde offers a hazy description of her gang rape by bikers in ohio while shes wrecked on quaaludes. The book offers insight into how her parents aspirations to live the american dream. Sep 24, 2015 chrissie hynde may be one of the greatest vocalists in rock history, but by her own admission, she isnt much of a writer. We are lucky to be living in a golden age of great rock memoirs.
Chrissie hynde, leader of the pretenders, is one of the most widely imitated figures in rock. Chrissie hyndes reckless is a frank and witty memoir from. Reckless is a survivors tale, a portrait of a woman bolstered by conviction and buoyed by extreme fortitude. Hynde and the pretenders were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2005. My life as a pretender is a memoir by the american musician chrissie hynde, a member of the rock band the pretenders. Im just telling my story the pretenders founder discusses her new memoir, reckless. I love chrissie hynde, the pretenders and anything from that era, especially uk punk, the kind described in this book.
Chrissie hynde s reckless is a frank and witty memoir from the great pretender. Chrissie hynde opens up about sex, rape, drugs and. You can read her book and wax nostalgic about band culture in the late 60s and early 70s. Chrissie hynde of pretenders blames self for rape in book time. Nov 22, 2015 as the title indicates, reckless is intended to be a cautionary tale. Sep 05, 2015 in this excerpt from her new autobiography, reckless. Sep, 2015 this uncompromising whateverness fits with the figure staring out from the cover of reckless. Against a tapestry of the urban decay of her hometown of akron. Sep 10, 2015 in the prologue to her entertaining and aptly titled memoir, reckless. We see her allamerican 1950s childhood in ohio, and her teenage self falling for the rock music of the 1960s. Reckless gives an accurate sense of what its like to sit down with chrissie hynde. Chrissie hynde scraps plans for new book, records bob dylan. Her perfect 50s american childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock n roll, motorbikes and the get down boys seen at gigs in and around cleveland mitch ryder, the jeff beck group, the velvet underground and david bowie among the many. Chrissie hynde opens up about sex, rape, drugs and everything.
Its hard to imagine how anyone else could so consistently find oneself time and again in the eye of the cultural storm. Pretenders front woman chrissie hynde s memoir, reckless, didnt officially go on sale until today, but hynde has already been in the. Chrissie hynde s autobiography, reckless, outrocks them all. Pretenders front woman chrissie hyndes memoir, reckless, didnt officially go on sale until today, but hynde has already been in the. Theres provocative directness and then theres chrissie hynde. Reckless by chrissie hynde penguin books australia. Chrissie hynde, the songwriter and frontwoman of the pretenders in its various incarnations, has for 35 years been one of the most admired and adored and imitated. Her perfect 50s american childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock n roll, motorbikes and the get down boys seen at gigs in and around cleveland mitch. The averageness of reckless is a letdown, because ms. Now, in her noholdsbarred memoir reckless, chrissie hynde tells, with all the fearless candor, sharp humor and depth of feeling weve come to expect, exactly where she came from and what her crooked, winding path to stardom entailed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For 35 years, chrissie hynde has carried herself as a keeper of the rock n roll flame, fearless and invulnerable. Now, in her noholdsbarred memoir reckless, chrissie hynde tells, with all the fearless candor, sharp humor and depth of feeling weve come to expect, exactly. My life as a pretender by chrissie hynde, paperback.
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