- The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years.
- IMDb mini biography by: PW
- Ranked #69 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll.
- Members have included Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Robbie McIntosh, Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon.
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