Pretenders in 1980: (l-r) Pete Farndon, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Martin Chambers | Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images. Hynde also has plentiful views on the state of the art ...

They dedicated “Kid” to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, the founding members who died in 1982 and 1983, respectively, saying, “Without them, of course, we wouldn’t be here.” ...

In the summer of 1982, The Pretenders, just two albums into an already-impressive career, were crumbling. In June, the band fired bassist Pete Farndon because of his drug use. Just days after that ...

A year after their second album, 1981’s solid Pretenders II, Farndon was fired due to his drug use. Two days later, on June 16, 1982, Honeyman-Scott was found dead of a cocaine overdose.

Chrissie Hynde has admitted that she feels “guilty” over the deaths of her former Pretenders bandmates Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott. The frontwoman, 72, formed the rock group back in ...

The original Pretenders roster also included the guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and the bassist Pete Farndon. The lineup was responsible for the band’s first two albums, “Pretenders” (1980 ...

Formed in 1978 by Hynde (from Akron, Ohio), guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon and drummer Martin Chambers (all of whom hailed from Hereford), The Pretenders quickly found their ...

The Pretenders issued 'Pretenders II' on Aug. 15, 1981, just before the original lineup disintegrated. ... Pete Farndon, Martin Chambers and James Honeyman-Scott remained.

Pretenders setlist: Every songs Chrissie Hynde sang in Phoenix Here’s a look at every song the Pretenders played at Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix on Saturday, Aug. 10. “Losing My Sense ...

With the release of their ninth album, “Break Up the Concrete,” in October, and the addition of new ...

It’s a Friday evening in mid-May, and Chrissie Hynde was supposed to kick off a U.S. tour tonight in support of the Pretenders‘ latest album, Hate for Sale.Instead, she’s stuck in her London ...