Q: You’ve lived in London for just over 40 years. Q: How come you’ve never been in a hotel pool?
When I was real little, I was good at climbing the ropes because I was real skinny and didn’t have any weight to throw up there. Q: Did you have a note to get out of taking P.E. You have a big, fat guy in a pub throwing darts, but it’s highly skilled. I don’t even know if they show that over here. I’m more inclined to watch darts on television. Cricket is another amazing game, although I’m not too sure Americans will ever get with that. That’s going to become really popular in the U.S. There are certain sports I appreciate (as a spectator). I’ve never gone into a pool in a hotel in my life. I’ve never played golf, I’ve never played tennis, I’ve never even gone skiing. I never did, because I’m not a big (participatory) sports fan. The band was real friendly with him and went to see him play tennis. Hynde: Martin always stayed in touch with John. Q: When John McEnroe did what I believe is his only national concert tour in 1996, he played a club date in San Diego and Martin Chambers was his drummer. Hynde: (chuckling) I’m sure that is a unique distinction. Q: Your new album is, certifiably, the only one by any artist to feature a guitar cameo by both Neil Young and (tennis legend) John McEnroe. Hynde: It was the highlight of my whole life! Q: Neil Young plays a guitar solo on the song “Down the Wrong Way” on your new album. I’m not saying anyone should pay attention, but if they have, it’s really a matter of branding. The last (Pretenders’) album didn’t have (drummer) Martin (Chambers) on it, as a lot of the (Pretenders) albums haven’t. I stuck my toe in the (solo) water in 1985 after (original Pretenders’ members) Pete (Farndon) and Jimmy (Honeyman-Scott) died, because it’s been a continuing lineup change. Q: “Stockholm” is being billed as your first solo album, but that’s not really accurate, is it? And there are no good films in the hotels we stay in.” But I just get on the bus (after concerts) and go right to bed. Her favorite DVDs to watch on her tour bus: “We don’t have any. Because I’m a single woman and go to the cinema a lot, I suppose.
I even watched ‘Magic Mike’ seven times, (although) it’s probably not groundbreaking stuff. (The 2008 Swedish horror hit) ‘Let The Right One In,’ I probably watched 15 times. If I really like a film, I’ll go back and watch it over and over. I watch too many, because I go out and see a film every week I’m in London. … If I go to an American (comedy) film here, I don’t know what anyone’s laughing at.”įilms: “Movies are where it’s at now. Living abroad for so long: “I have been in England since 1973, so most of my cultural references come from there. “When he lost to Buster Douglas (in 1990), I was so upset I couldn’t even talk to anyone for 20 hours.” He was my hero!” Hynde said, speaking by phone from a concert tour stop in Dallas. She also articulated her lifelong aversion to participating in any athletic activities, and her devotion to watching football (“Americans call it soccer,” she sniffed), cricket, rugby, darts and - more in the past than now - boxing.
She spoke animatedly about her passion for films, which runs deeper than many of her fans may realize in some her song lyrics. With that, the Ohio-born, London-based Hynde was off and running. I think (‘Sideways’ director) Alexander Payne is a great filmmaker.” “It was a big film, and one of the main characters, played by Paul Giamatti, lived in San Diego. “How did people in San Diego react to (2004’s) ‘Sideways’?” she asked. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and founder of The Pretenders had been chatting for more than 30 minutes last week about her new solo album, “Stockholm,” her life, music and upcoming Saturday concert here at the Balboa Theatre (ticket information appears below) when she suddenly posed a question to her interviewer.
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