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.