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The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde Goes For Jazz Karaoke On 'Valve Bone Woe' Covers

"They were very musical and they made great songs and had great harmonies," Chrissie Hynde says of The Beach Boys. "I only didn't appreciate them then because I was tripping my brains out and listening to Jimi Hendrix." Jill Furmanovsky/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde Goes For Jazz Karaoke On 'Valve Bone Woe' Covers

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The Pretenders' frontwoman reunites with Marius de Vries 20 years after Eye of the Beholder for her latest album, a series of jazzy reinterpretations of rock songs.

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Chrissie Hynde: 'I'm Just Telling My Story'

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Chrissie Hynde: 'I'm Just Telling My Story'

The Pretenders founder discusses her new memoir, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender. The book is about her life as a musician; "the rest of me," she says, "isn't really up for grabs."

Chrissie Hynde: 'I'm Just Telling My Story'

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Chrissie Hynde Steps Out, But She's Not Alone

Chrissie Hynde released her debut solo record, Stockholm, this June. Dean Chalkley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Chrissie Hynde Steps Out, But She's Not Alone

Hynde recruited a Swedish indie rocker, an American tennis star and a Canadian guitar hero to help make her new LP, Stockholm.

Chrissie Hynde Steps Out, But She's Not Alone

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Chrissie Hynde On World Cafe

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Chrissie Hynde On World Cafe

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Since The Pretenders' formation in the late 1970s, Hynde has identified as part of the band. Now, she's on a solo mission, but still has help from some rock-star friends. Hear a four-song set.

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