Reckless av Chrissie Hynde

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<p>By the time she was 14, Chrissie Hynde knew she had to get out of Akron, Ohio. Her perfect ¿50s American childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock ¿n¿ roll, motorbikes and the ¿get down boys¿ seen at gigs in and around Cleveland ¿ Mitch Ryder, the Jeff Beck Group, the Velvet Underground and David Bowie among the many.<br><br>Wrapped up in the Kent State University riots and getting dangerously involved in the local biker and drug scenes, she escaped - to Mexico, Canada, Paris and finally London where she caught the embryonic punk scene just in time not only to witness it first-hand, but more importantly to seize the opportunity to form her own band, the Pretenders.<br><br>Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistols, the Clash, Vivienne & Malcolm, Ray Davies ¿ on every page household names mingle with small town heroes as we shift from bedroom to biker HQ; from squat to practice room; from pub gig to <i>Top Of The Pops</i> ¿ the long and crooked path to stardom, and for the Pretenders, ult