The Pretenders - Interview

[@Tracymmo]

What a fun interview. Love the antics of the band members. Still seems so sad that two of those guys died so young.

[@vetb882]

D. E. A. D drugs end all dreams RIP James, Pete. 😇😇

[@Themanwhocameback2]

Lovely to watch, and sad at the same time.

[@lekkki1]

This woman and her band redefined rock in an era when it was suffering multiple identity crises. Phenomenal talents, all of them. One of the only bands that deserved their massive success in so many ways.

[@johnr5382]

Bullshit, Punk, Rock and Roll and even Pop music was flourishing!

[@johnr5382]

Their debut was a great album (their 2nd) was a good follow up before their bassit and guitarist died...They hardly redefined rock and roll. The Beatles and Nirvana did that!

[@Galidorquest]

Billy Idol especially.

[@robertlarson7538]

I got to see this original line up on my 16th birthday on Sunday, August 16th 1981 at the Tennessee Theater in Nashville! Awesome concert! Too bad that James and Pete died not too long after that.

[@johnwalsh6519]

WOW !!!!!!

[@karin7978]

She has beautiful eyes. I wonder why she's hidden them all these years. She is an amazing woman.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

So when she actually looked you in the eyea, it meant more...

[@bamgrok]

Yeah man it’s the loook !!!🤛🏽

[@JSCrail]

With great power comes great responsibility!

[@erflingnot]

I saw her in a small concert venue close enough to really see the interaction between the band…. She is a true leader, and that voice is undeniable.

[@GiantMec]

They had incredible chemistry - the videos for talk of the town and message of love capture their dynamic energy.

[@52onayz]

was, is, and always will be one of my favorite songwriters and performers. She rocks.

[@miked6299]

One of the most underrated musicians. Chrissy

[@bamgrok]

Can’t stand “ under rated “ it so over used . What do you expect?

[@GradyElla]

I fell hopelessly in love with this woman over 30 years ago. Listen to her speak. Even just talking, her voice is like honey. I could listen to her all day of course but it's just impossible not to just stare at the screen looking at these old videos. Ahh Chrissie, while the rest were hanging up posters of Farrah, you were my dream girl! And I'll bet there are a million guys out there who were just as captivated as I was! And then, there was Pat Benatar, the only close second.

[@donnadbarlow]

Right? They DO remind me of each other. I saw an interview or something about both of them...

[@davidmathewson1088]

Joan Jett a close 3rd?

[@melgor5785]

I like the Pretenders and Chrissie but she's a stylist, Pat Benatar is a trained opera singer with a flawless range...nothing alike.

[@EBrockMeyerMusic]

They loved each other... and that's cool cause they were great!

[@matooleyobrien2918]

What a GORGEOUS face and great singer!

[@Prof_Tickles92]

I love how her voice is slowly acclimating to a British accent.

[@koray2573]

I hate it. Shows how she wanted to fit in despite being perfect for the role.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@koray2573you know people's accents change...

[@ricklarchmont]

Yeah

[@scottsears4996]

Survival Skill

[@WoodstocKenny]

The original Pretenders is my all time favorite band. It's great the way James grabs Chrissie's sleeve. "I don't like to go out to clubs or anything. I stay in my room and drink hot chocolate, watch movies..." --- Chrissie Hynde

[@sammysouth8372]

pete, jimmy, martin, and chrissie. the best pretenders line up

[@markferguson3745]

The ONLY one. The rest was Chrissie's solo career.

[@markferguson3745]

@sabbracadabra The British wanted that music, Americans NSM. Just was the time & place.

[@sammysouth8372]

@@markferguson3745 hey great observation. never thought of it that way yet makes perfect sense.

[@joeagger]

Pete and Chrissie are both so cuuuuute omg

[@Ocelot1962]

That face! That face! That pretty face! Even today, at age 65, she still has pretty that beams out of her brown eyes.

[@meltheartist1147]

The eyes 👀 are actually sort of a hazel green-brown. Very unique and gorgeous ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@06ruiz]

This is fucking awesome! The Pretenders have always been one of my top % favorites, but being from the 80's, we never got to see stuff like this..

[@SAINT1926]

Great band brilliant songs and Chrissie is not only gorgeous but has the voice of an absolute angel. She's definitely in my top 5 of female vocalists in fact she may even top the list.

[@alexcncmacsalcar7324]

Completely agree. Beautiful and had a fantastic and distinctive voice. Easily in my top 5 as well.

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

+alexcncmac salcar I thricend that promotion

[@MsAppassionata]

@@alexcncmacsalcar7324 Had? She still has.

[@bamgrok]

Yup Top 5 for sure

[@franhazlewood5287]

That is conclusion i came too also ..

[@pay9011]

Can you imagine having a bass lick that you recorded years ago being played all over the usa evey(week)day and for years and years?

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

So sad this line up was soon over. They were never quite as good after that although Chrissie is as good as ever, one of the few older artists whose voice hasn't gone.

[@jaimmerogers4383]

Those first two albums are killer!

[@donnadbarlow]

I love the blocking and antics during this interview! I am excited that I will cover Brass In Pocket for the first time this coming April 30, 2022 in a nearby city. I have loved that song since its first appearance on MTV back in 1981. Love You, Chrissie!! 🎷🍾😲🚗😊💪🏼🦵🏼👗👉🏼💃🏽😉

[@cinemar]

My god she is so fucking beautiful!!!

[@cinemar]

@Ectoplasmic Feedback Doesn't she though?

[@raylamp4505]

Always liked her. A true beauty.

[@bklynsteph66]

She is so damn cool.

[@danielmarquis5258]

Stephanie Smith Heck yeah she is!!!

[@WillowNightingale]

Mum says he was playing at Live Aid, and apparently I was there! I was just a baby and slept through the whole thing but still, I was there!

[@meltheartist1147]

She*?

[@dh-flies]

She was really quite pretty...I'd have left the USA with her.

[@BodhiBushido]

@@BrianSmith-ix3ns I'd straight up take her out for a nice fish dinner and never call her again...

[@richardwhitehead4684]

Oh god that was so fun to watch. If there’s more, please post it.

[@thee4thdoctor]

GREAT interview...these guys were so f*ckin awesome together, and it's such a shame that Pete, and James were taken from us so very soon.

[@robbybonfire9944]

It is a shame that they left this world too soon, but I believe it was their lifestyle choice that sealed their fate.

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

more like deathstyle

[@speedracer1945]

Have they been put in the "Hall of Fame " yet ? Even though people age , her voice is still great. She was hot in her time .

[@stephaniemccoy9602]

Yep she was inducted

[@speedracer1945]

I'm glad , She worked hard for it and deserves it .

[@beano1eye]

the great Pretenders line up, ended way too short!

[@666zerowolf]

one brain to the pretenders....chrissie hynde....her songs...her voice...her charisma! thank god they bottled her genius in these recordings and videos!

[@somegirls2002]

Maybe. I think it took the entire group to make the fab music. Without the original line up CH is pretty dull imo she is no Keith Richards or Mick Jagger. Just another chick. IMO ONLY

[@johnmccann8319]

Chrissy was so down to earth,very articulate and very shy.(and obviously very atractiva!)

[@funkmike]

For someone from Ohio, Chrissie's absorbed a pretty good London accent--when she tries. But then she says something like "country bumpkin" and it's Midwestern American after that all the way.

[@PoppaBlue59]

My God....was it 1982???? I was freezin' my ass off in West Germany, and listening to Chrissie, Joan Jett, and Nena. Thanks for the memories, girls!AAAO

[@222Lightning]

"she says that to all the bass players" ......that was funny

[@je4754]

Easily one of the cutest singers ever.

[@spockboy]

I would love to sit with Chrissie and "drink hot chocolate and watch movies " in her room. :)

[@somegirls2002]

This band, the original line up, could have been the Rolling Stones of the 80s circa Mick Taylor (69-Dec. 74). Fardon and Honeyman-Scott two of the most talented musicians to come out of the late 70s- early 80s. They really really rocked it and that first album and the performances were just so right on. Almost garage band-ish perfection. I did see the next line up in Chicago three times. But nothing like this band. Too bad they could not hold it together

[@briankennedy1192]

First 2 albums pure gold 3rd classic.

[@TheLeatheryman]

holy shit I forgot this show even existed

[@parobertson69]

Best album for me would have to be first one,...Precious, The phonecall, Up the neck Tattooed loveboys and The wait. Then in later years, Get Close got me playing their music to death all over again,..Room full of mirrors etc, Awesome.

[@Sedge63]

Pete Farndon, James Honeyman - Scott, Martin Chambers, Chrissie Hynde.

[@joseeduardo5545]

Banda de sucesso , gosto muito das canções , é show !!!

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

Pete looks pretty coherent here

[@BigSky1]

Sounds, not looked.

[@happydayes]

Saw these guys live. Chrissie was fuckin hilarious

[@franhazlewood5287]

I love her .Shes my fave ,she made it to Uk unlike me he came here i wished go there too ..

[@Joe-gu6oe]

Very nice voice ♫

[@Edward1312]

Classic example here of how Farndon rubs Hynde up the wrong way and that's why he was kicked out of the band! She couldn't stand his reckless drug use, problem was she didn't see the disaster coming with Honeyman-Scott who she, ironically, unlike Farndon, over indulged.

[@lawnerd9263]

Shows the camaraderie before it went south and even some sexual tension. I like the little kisses he blows her way when the rest are playfully saying they don’t like her.

[@976charlie9]

Lord is she Beautiful.

[@davesouthwick970]

I'm 61 now, & still alarm my neighbors by howling at the moon in my front yard whenever I play or see gorgeous Chrissie. The police are on their way as I type 😃

[@madelefant05]

it wasn't long after this the bass player was sacked and the guitar player found dead.

[@1974crystalful]

LOVE IT!!!

[@lucianakueker5001]

She is so pretty here.I love her high cheekbones

[@josephr4christ]

chrissie is so cool, love her !

[@emiliasilva3920]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nasskhan4543]

Chrissie looks cool here. Love her understated style

[@sergioescamillanavarro4257]

I love you Crissie... You are so beautiful...

[@lazarolopez3022]

OMG Pete was such a freakin hot man

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

speed'll do that...it burns you up from the inside outenzee

[@lawnerd9263]

I wish he and Chrissie had lasted. It was hard for him to see her with Ray.

[@KimPhilby203]

An Artist down to the bone....

[@jeffdawson2786]

So young and energetic.

[@pwk22]

So damn gorgeous

[@rainyday4970]

They're funny.

[@plane7]

Chrissie is gorgeous in this interview.

[@dikless222]

Saw them in Sydney that tour...they were incredible.

[@toddcraig4699]

I like the pretenders song, Don't get me wrong, great tune 🎵🎶 1986 .

[@horuslupercal9936]

I still miss James & Pete.

[@ledzep310]

Chrissy Hynde was really cool

[@WillowNightingale]

I was wondering if this interview was done while Martin was married, then I noticed his ring :)

[@Broatch6]

C-orrrr H-eavenly R-aunchy I-conoclastic S-exy S-narky I-ncredible E-xciting

[@stevegriffiths5364]

Donny Sutherland...thats cool

[@Ian.Griffin]

She was a proper fine looking bit of crumpet back in the day. Love you Chrissie. 😍

[@Kewrock]

They are using an old Who gag in this interview.

[@josephdykes1820]

I wanted a British accent too, but I grew up in (way to go) Ohio too

[@paolocoletti1574]

Go live in Britain, after years you'll absorb some of it without realizing it.

[@googoo-gjoob]

love the 'FAB' antics

[@kevingire8030]

I love Chrissie... its an Ohio thing

[@izcallifornication]

DAMN HOT,CHRISSIE!

[@user-qm7nw7vd5s]

She took on a nice patina of a British accent, which is totally natural. Impossible to live in England for even a short time, without that quirky accent rubbing off on you!

[@pmcclaren1]

Chrissie's voice & sultry, seductive style plus she is drop-dead gorgeous--

[@brokenfever]

Western cowboy shirts... now that's punk.

[@brokenfever]

True... "Holidays in the Sun" live in Houston...

[@BlueSky...]

Chrissie once said they looked like the Village People.

[@SuperWidemouth]

This looks like early MTV...

[@moarchmo4424]

yes

[@EphemeralProductions]

+SuperWidemouth It was. LOL Obviously you weren't aware that MTV started in '81. This was 82. So yes, pretty early MTV. lol

[@sunnys5150]

The guy interviewing looks like Vito Bratta from White Lion

[@hazor777]

Actually this is Mike DaMone, from Ridgemont High.

[@thee4thdoctor]

LMAO!

[@lucyfoster4082]

Was Ray Davies in Australia with her at this time?

[@surfshack2]

Chrissie is the coolest. Great woman

[@jimmymac9843]

She has an effortless mystery.

[@tomjones7089]

She was cute.

[@Kevin-it4fh]

But even the best of us age...

[@punishmentforall]

Both guitar players far left died a few yrs after. :/

[@222Lightning]

I'd always heard one was suicide. I forget their names James I think.......man that guy was talented on guitar. Bassist was awesome....remends me of the bassist from Nirvana Kris Novelselvic........his style I mean and maybe a little in their look.

[@AFM864]

F YEAH SCOTT BAIO

[@zenbikesjohn]

Lol , a Scott Baio that's not an asshole

[@shanikabradley6703]

You know that was funny 😄😄😄i had to laugh at that.

[@davidmack4495]

I always find it so embarrassing when bands act like 12 yr.olds..but I do love their music.

[@Kewrock]

At 1:00 to 1:35, That's a gag from The Who.

[@typingnoises]

that's cool! I know you commented this years ago but maybe you could give me a link?

[@BigSky1]

@@typingnoises The Who did the same thing on The Russell Harty Show in 1973 in London. They all moved across to the other side of the sofa when Pete Townshend said that he wrote all the songs.

[@LarryNMaggard]

@beano1eye Yes indeed!!

[@jackjohnson7396]

Cute

[@TolyTheTolerBear]

I miss the original Pretenders lineup-light years edgier, imaginative and mind-blowing 🙄☹️

[@tmac8892]

luv Chrissie's fake English accent. like Madonna & Sylvia Plath.

[@95thFoot]

I don't hear it, but one tends to pick up inflections from the people you hang with and the region you live in. In the case of Madonna, she really laid it on thick.....

[@fruitcake4t]

in their prime

[@parobertson69]

Wrong again mate,...Chrissie is an Enigma,...Chrissie looks like Chrissie and every one else looks like her.

[@r.a.d.u.s.armyret.2904]

Does every American that spends a significant amount of time in England develope the accent?😄

[@Bobby-ld9rg]

old akron

[@28_gauge]

Jimmy and Pete were a mess in this video. Sadly, it was a foreshadowing of what was to become of those two guys.