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What characterized the whole punk scene for me in 1977 was there was no racism or sexism. It was an anarchy of -isms, and a matter of abolishing it all.
Chrissie Hynde
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Chrissie Hynde
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 7
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Christine Kerr
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Christine Ellen Hynde
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I always thought if a guy could play the guitar, he must be something really special.
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I don't believe there is any justifiable reason for killing any animal unless perhaps if it's killing you! That would be negotiable.
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Yeah, the industry has always been both the enemy and the best friend of the artist. They need each other. That's the bottom line.
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I just want to play guitar and be in a band. Same as I always did.
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I feel displaced when I'm back in America, like a visitor. I feel like if I don't get a cup of tea I'm going to lose my mind.
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In my experience lust only ever leads to misery. All that suspicion and jealousy and anguish it unleashes. I don't want those things in my life.
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Once you stop drinking and smoking and stuff, it really gets on your nerves, all that nonsense going on.
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Let's get rid of all the economic (expletive) this country represents! Bring it on, I hope the Muslims win!
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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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You try to be arrogant in songs because you can't be in real life.
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Everyone has their set of problems and I'm certainly not going to sensationalize mine or try to evoke pity or sympathy out of people because I don't think they warrant that sort of thing. That's my private karma that I have to work out.
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I just want to be as regular, and get by with doing the least amount of publicity, but still look really cool, you know? And get a bit of respect.
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There are no real men.
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The Clash were innovative, radical and helped drive a change in music that was ground-breaking. In comparison to some of the music today they sounded like they meant it. I still listen to their music today to remind myself what music made with commitment sounds like.
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I don't think it's good to be sentimental, so I try not to be.
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I like Madonna a lot. I think she's really good and I think she's a good singer. I think she looks good and she's got a nice kind of... I don't think she's got a sinister or cynical vibe around her, and I don't think she's got any sort of bullshit around her.
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It's my tough luck if things happen that are complicated.
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Whatever I'm already doing becomes enhanced when I smoke pot. It can also be demotivating, because if I'm not doing anything and I smoke a joint, it enhances just sitting in a chair. Then I don't even want to get up to change a record. That might not be a bad thing, but you have to get things done once in a while.
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Real success is not being on the cover of a magazine it's knowing that you've done, and enjoyed doing, what you set out to do.
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I don't really go out to clubs, but if I did, I'd just want to go rock out with my mates or whatever.
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