27 Chrissie Hynde Quotes for You to Enjoy

Chrissie Hynde

American Musician

Born: Sep 7, 1951

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All these fifty-year-old guys wearing baseball caps and shorts and acting like children. It winds me up. Men don't have to take responsibility anymore. Most of the guys I know would punch me on the nose for saying this, but maybe we do have to bring back conscription. Chrissie Hynde

Saying Me Responsibility Men Back Punch Would Wearing Winds Guys Take Like Know Most Up Maybe Nose Children Anymore Shorts Acting Caps Baseball Conscription Bring

I can't force myself to do anything I don't wanna do, really. I never have. Chrissie Hynde

Myself Never Force Wanna Anything Really

My heroes would never let me down; they never have. I've never been disappointed by any of them. Chrissie Hynde

Me Heroes Down Would Never Disappointed Been Any Them

I'm mindful not to get too self-pitying or too revealing of my own pain. Chrissie Hynde

Own Pain Too Mindful My Own Revealing Get

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss. Chrissie Hynde

Once Ballad Go While

I don't think it's good to be sentimental, so I try not to be. Chrissie Hynde

Good Try Think Sentimental

Look, as long as we can make records and sell enough so we can do some shows, that's all I want. You know what? I just want to play guitar and be in a band. Same as I always did. Chrissie Hynde

You Guitar Long Band Enough Some Records Know Look Make Always Sell Did Same Just Want Shows Play

When I hear myself singing, I hear Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix. There's a conversational thing going on. I suppose it depends on which The Pretenders song you're listening to. Chrissie Hynde

Myself You Song Listening Singing Jimi Hendrix Pretenders Suppose Hear Going Depends Which Conversational Pop Iggy Hendrix Thing

If you're an artist, you need to work. It doesn't matter how old you are, who you are. It doesn't matter if you're 12: if you draw, you draw. If you're 85 and you paint, you paint. Chrissie Hynde

Work You Matter Old Draw How Artist Paint Who Need

I am very grateful to punk because I was a girl, and I felt like if I got in a band, I'd be kind of a novelty act, but punk was all about non-discrimination. No one cared because it was punk, so, you know, anyone could do anything they wanted. Chrissie Hynde

I don't think that Michael Jackson died. He's probably dead now, but I don't think he died when they said he did. I think he wanted out of the game anyway, so he just disappeared. Chrissie Hynde

Game Think Out He Disappeared Dead Said Michael Michael Jackson Did Jackson Died Just Wanted Anyway Now

I bought a Stella McCartney jacket in Salt Lake City. It's nice. It looks like a pea coat. I love Stella's stuff, so wherever I go in the world, I will always go in and buy her stuff. Chrissie Hynde

I never want to bore the public. Chrissie Hynde

Bore Never Want Public

In this business, things go in waves, and I might make a record every three years. That's enough for me; that satisfies me. And it satisfies the so-called public, because they don't really need a record every year. They don't even want one. Chrissie Hynde

Music reflects the time that it's being made in, and so certainly, the music that's being made in 1986 by a 14-year-old kid will reflect some magic of 1986 for him if he's an inspired and creative musician. Chrissie Hynde

Music Time Creative Will Made Reflect Kid Musician Some Magic Inspired He Him Reflects Being Certainly

I like Madonna a lot. I think she's really good, and I think she's a good singer. Chrissie Hynde

Good Think Madonna Like Singer She Lot Really

I'm not a complete moron like most musicians whom I've met. Chrissie Hynde

Musicians Met Complete Moron Like Most Whom

You're lucky if you find something that makes you feel like yourself; that's the one time that you feel like you know who you are. Most people are struggling to find that out all the time. Chrissie Hynde

Time You Yourself People Out One Time Find Something Struggling Feel Like Know Most Makes Who Lucky

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