96 Quotes by Chrissie Hynde

I used to think I was ordinary and just like everybody else, and I am, but there is something about being in a band. It's not for everyone.

Music reflects the time that it's being made in, and so certainly, the music that's being made in 1986 by a 14-year-old kid will reflect some magic of 1986 for him if he's an inspired and creative musician.

As far as success goes, I've never really got too excited about losing or winning.

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss.

In this business, things go in waves, and I might make a record every three years. That's enough for me; that satisfies me. And it satisfies the so-called public, because they don't really need a record every year. They don't even want one.

I don't think that Michael Jackson died. He's probably dead now, but I don't think he died when they said he did. I think he wanted out of the game anyway, so he just disappeared.

I can't force myself to do anything I don't wanna do, really. I never have.

I did make a lot of my own clothes. I used to love to sew, so I made my own shirts and bell bottoms and modified my own clothes, which is what we did during the punk period.

I'm not a complete moron like most musicians whom I've met.