caption current_members years_active label image_size article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin
the pretenders perform in dubai , february 2007 chrissie heywood hynde martin chambers nick wilkinson james walbourne eric 1978 -- present sire , warner bros. . 250 the pretenders
 yes james cunningham t.m. stevens johnny marr adam seymour andy rourke andy honeyman-scott hobson bobby peterson pete farndon robbie mcintosh malcolm foster blair group_or_band alternative rock , new wave , punk rock pretenders dubai 200702.jpg hereford , england , united kingdom
the pretenders

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 -lrb- lead vocals , rhythm guitar -rrb- , james honeyman-scott -lrb- lead guitar , backing vocals , keyboards -rrb- , pete farndon -lrb- bass guitar , backing vocals -rrb- , and martin chambers -lrb- drums , backing vocals , percussion -rrb- .
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 .
