For the record, the Pretenders have continued to make albums of new material regularly, if infrequently. I just want to be able to keep playing shows, and make another record every few years,” she said. “After 30 years, who cares?”But in addition to being tired of the old, familiar songs, Hynde confesses to a streak of laziness. 1 hit in 1979, as well as “Back on the Chain Gang” and “Don’t Get Me Wrong” – good as they might still sound in the classic-rock format, no longer suit her so well.”I’ve taken it as far as I could with those songs,” Hynde said. Now, at 59, Hynde still wears the trademark black eyeliner and the high boots that marked her in the late ’70s and early ’80s as the female face of punk-rock – and the look still fits her.But apparently the old catalog of songs – including “Brass in Pocket,” a No. Feisty, outspoken and apparently indifferent to concerns of career status, the lead singer of the Pretenders never seemed the type to keep trotting out her old hits for aged crowds.
After 30 years, who cares?"ĪSPEN – You figure this would have happened sooner to Chrissie Hynde. Stewart Oksenhorn/The Aspen TimesChrissie Hynde, pictured in a 2009 performance at Belly Up Aspen with the Pretenders, on her long-lasting band: "I've taken it as far as I could with those songs.