Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders have just posted the third new track from the band's upcoming album, Hate For Sale, due out on July 17th. The new song, “You Can't Hurt A Fool” is a simmering R&B workout, co-written by Hynde and the band's lead guitarist James Walbourne.
Hynde said in a statement, “I suppose our biggest influence, apart from crazy, hardcore rock & roll, has been R&B. James and I really grappled with this one to get in all the subtleties and nuance of an R&B classic, albeit with modern, autobiographical lyrics. . . The fool is me!”
Chrissie Hynde told us that that although she loves hitting the stage every night when out on tour, the days of prolonged road treks are a thing of the past: “It is the most fun thing, that's for sure, but, y'know, I have my life to live, too. There's not too, y'know, anything, it's not like I'm that busy or anything. I don't want to be. I like just hanging out and goofing around. To me that is what my life is about, just goof around.”
The Pretenders kick off a 60-city spring and summer joint tour with Journey on May 15th in Ridgefield, Washington at Sunlight Supply Amphitheater.
