Chrissie is a badass woman. And I mean that in the best possible way. This book chronicles her life, as told by herself. She doesn’t mince words and includes some less flattering parts too. But she remains a unique woman in modern rock. Her attitude and reluctance to compromise set her apart from many others in the business. [continued]
And that is to say nothing about her stellar band The Pretenders and her top-notch singing and songwriting. Her book tell the events that formed her in her early years and continues through about the time of the second Pretenders album and her then new-found fame. If there is a shortcoming, it is that the book ends there. After that came a slew of Pretenders albums and other projects that I would love to have read more about, but I will take what I get.
Her writing style is kind of choppy, no long flowing prose. But the writing style is a reflection of her attitude in general. It’s a tough approach to life, which can be kind of tough itself. Many of her life’s adventures are included, which I won’t detail here. Why not? Because you should read the damn book, that’s why. It’s worth your time if you have ever had any interest in her or the Pretenders. If not, you should have.
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