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I was a single mom with two kids. What else was I going to do? It was either be in a band or be a waitress.

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Chrissie Hynde
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 7
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Composer
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Akron
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Christine Kerr
Christine Elaine Hynde
Christine Ellen Hynde
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