The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers . Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; Hynde has been the band’s only consistent member.The band’s hit songs include “Kid” , “Brass in Pocket” , “Talk of the Town” , “Message of Love” , “My City Was Gone” , “Back on the Chain Gang” , “Middle of the Road” , “2000 Miles” , “Don’t Get Me Wrong” , “My Baby” and “I’ll Stand by You” . The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
