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“It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde on the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders
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It featured the guitar playing of the late James Honeyman-Scott, whom Chrissie Hynde believes made the record magic.
“Every guitar player I’ve had since James Honeyman-Scott has been influenced by him, for example: Johnny Marr,” she continues.
Only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders.”
The 1983 single, 2000 Miles, which is considered a Christmas song despite being lyrically tied to Honeyman-Scott’s passing, is a prime example of her own prowess.
“I rented a guitar and wrote 2000 Miles.