Chrissie hynde and the pretenders full#
Hipgnosis Songs recently released its annual report, which showed its revenues soaring in its first full year of business, climbing to $81 million in the 12 month period ended in March 2020 from around $8.9 million in the preceding period. I’m delighted to welcome her and her wonderful songs to the Hipgnosis family.” She has this powerful effect on her audience which is why they remain so devoted and committed after 40 years and why new generations of fans are constantly attracted to her. That’s the power of great songs and music when combined with genuine integrity. I’m proud to say I have been a vegetarian, now vegan for 35 years thanks to the influence of Chrissie, and as a result I have four grown children that have never had meat pass through them. Her importance cannot be overestimated and she has been a powerful role model for women and men all over the globe for 40 years. Chrissie is one of my favorite songwriters of all time and The Pretenders are one of my favorite bands of all time. Hipgnosis Songs founder Merck Mercuriadis said, “This is very personal for me. Hynde was represented by manager Ian Grenfell at Quietus Management, lawyer Andrew Myers at Clintons and accountant Pat Savage at YMU. The group’s latest album, “Hate for Sale,” was released earlier this year. While the Pretenders - which has always been built around the Ohio-born Hynde and her songs - have released 11 albums since they formed in London in 1978, the bulk of their hits date from their first few years: “Brass in Pocket,” “Talk of the Town,” “Message of Love,” “Back on the Chain Gang,” “Middle of the Road,” “2000 Miles,” “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” “My Baby,” “I’ll Stand By You” and more. Hynde’s influence as a female rock frontperson is beyond measure, yet it is all built upon her formidable catalog of hits. Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of Hynde’s music publishing catalog of 164 songs, including publishing and writer’s share (PRS) from the Pretenders and her other projects. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The responsibility always lies solely with the perpetrator, no matter what.Capping a week that has seen the company acquire Big Deal Music Group and appoint several new top officers, Hipgnosis Songs announced that it has acquired the music catalog of Chrissie Hynde, founding member, lead vocalist and primary songwriter of pioneering rock band The Pretenders. “Regardless of the circumstances surrounding a sexual assault, a victim is never to blame. “This feeling of self-blame, described by Chrissie Hynde, can often prevent survivors from coming forward and getting the support that they deserve,” Katherine Hull Fliflet, VP of Communications at RAINN, said in a statement. Hynde’s assessment runs contrary to the messaging used by most organizations to prevent sexual assault and help survivors, like RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. You know, if you don’t want to entice a rapist, don’t wear high heels so you can’t run from him.”
But if I’m being very lairy and putting it about and being provocative, then you are enticing someone who’s already unhinged - don’t do that.
“If I’m walking around and I’m very modestly dressed and I’m keeping to myself and someone attacks me, then I’d say that’s his fault.
“If I’m walking around in my underwear and I’m drunk? Who else’s fault can it be?” Hynde says. In the interview, she takes a similar stance on other women’s sexual assaults, writing that women who wear revealing clothes are “asking for it.” It’s not any secret, is it?” she concluded.